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It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.
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
Politician
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Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Never
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Memories
Lying
Upon
Reason
Without
Dishonesty
Take
Honesty
Good
Memory
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The pleasantest things in the world are pleasant thoughts, and the great art of life is to have as many of them as possible.
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O human creature,you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce.
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