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Quotation from Essays by Michel de Montaigne
“he found the same operation and effect that those do who have taken one indeed”
Essays, Book I, Ch. XX, 'Of the Force of Imagination', trans. Charles Cotton (1685-1686)
A merchant suffering from the stone responds to a mimed clyster with no injection; when his wife substitutes warm water, the effect fails. An early account of placebo response.
Citation: "he found the same operation and effect that those do who have taken one indeed" — Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Book I, Ch. XX, 'Of the Force of Imagination', trans. Charles Cotton (1685-1686). (id essays-montaigne-q4)
Portrait: Portrait of Michel de Montaigne by unknown painter in the Musée Condé, anonymous, Public domain.
