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I honor most those to whom I show least honor and where my soul moves with great alacrity, I forget the proper steps of ceremony.

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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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Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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Alacrity
Moving
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Moves
Soul
Proper
Self
Honor
Great
Steps
Least

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