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There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them.

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
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Wicked
Favors
Poisons
Easily
Princes
Credit
Whereby
Anything
Obtain
Nothing
Flattery
Men
Favor
Poison

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