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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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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
Lying
Whether
Repose
Ever
Heels
Sitting
Higher
Loved
Head
High

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