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For among other things he had been counseled to bring me to love knowledge and duty by my own choice, without forcing my will, and to educate my soul entirely through gentleness and freedom.

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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
Translator
Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Without
Choice
Things
Among
Love
Duty
Counseled
Bring
Forcing
Choices
Gentleness
Knowledge
Educate
Freedom
Educational
Soul
Entirely

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Tis faith alone that vividly and certainly comprehends the deep mysteries of our religion.
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