He weathered the disorder, oversaw his estate, assessed court cases as a magistrate, and administered Bordeaux as the most easygoing mayor in its history. All the time, he wrote exploratory, free-floating pieces to which he gave simple titles: Of Friendship Of Cannibals Of the Custom Of Wearing Clothes How we cry and laugh for the same thing Of Names Of Smells Of Cruelty Of Thumbs How our mind hinders itself Of Diversion Of Coaches Of Experience
