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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
Essayist
French Moralist
Jurist
Philosopher
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Politician
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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Philosophical discussions habitually make men happy and joyful not frowning and sad.
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We feel a kind of bittersweet pricking of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortunes of others.
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Speaking is half his that speaks, and half his that hears.
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