Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03

For my part, who as much as I can endeavour to reduce the ceremonies of my house, I very often forget both the one and the other of these vain offices.

就我而言，我尽可能地减少家中的礼节，我经常忘记这些徒劳的礼节。

It is also a common rule in all assemblies, that those of less quality are to be first upon the place.

在所有集会中，还有一个共同的规则，即地位较低的人应该先到达。