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