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~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
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French Moralist
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.
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