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... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it.

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
Translator
Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Anything
Esteems
Work
Persuade
Believe
Believes
Whoever
Esteem
Charity
Belief
Another

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