Those who have likened our life to a dream were more right, by chance, than they… — Michel de Montaigne
Those who have likened our life to a dream were more right, by chance, than they realized. We are awake while sleeping, and waking sleep.
In the original French
Ceux qui ont apparié nostre vie à un songe, ont eu de la raison, à l'avanture plus qu'ils ne pensoyent. Quand nous songeons, nostre ame vit, agit, exerce toutes ses facultez, ne plus ne moins que quand elle veille.
Essays · 1580
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De Montaigne, Michel. "An Apology for Raymond Sebond." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.
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De Montaigne, Michel. "Apologie de Raimond Sebond [Apology for Raimond Sebond]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.