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Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have.
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
Poet Lawyer
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
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I have ever loved to repose myself, whether sitting or lying, with my heels as high or higher than my head.
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Who feareth to suffer suffereth already, because he feareth.
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There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them.
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Some, either from being glued to vice by a natural attachment, or from long habit, no longer recognize its ugliness.
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Make use of life while you have it. Whether you have lived enough depends upon yourself, not on the number of your years.
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We have power over nothing except our will.
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