Title Of the Punishment of Cowardice

Author Michel de Montaigne

Kind of Book Essay

How strongly I recommend it 6/10 

My Impressions Short. Sweet. Worth Reading

Practical Takeaways

• Be careful about shaming someone for doing something you don't like. A: it may turn them into your enemy

• We should punish cowardice the same way we punish wickedness

Big Ideas

• Some people think people should only be blamed for what they do against their conscience

• If you shame someone for being a coward they may become your enemy (instead of the desired effect of making them act courageously for you next time)