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Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.
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
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Socrates
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The plague of man is boasting of his knowledge.
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The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.
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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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If you don't know how to die, don't worry Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you don't bother your head about it.
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