moerent

Updated: May 12, 2026

I always have that good saying m my head: "Jactantius moerent, quae minus dolent." Their whimpering is offensive to the living and vain to the dead. We should willingly give them leave to laugh after we are dead, provided they will smile upon us whilst we are alive.

Michel de Montaigne - The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 13