When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as run…

Michel de Montaigne
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When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1956). Autobiography: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times ...
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Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustr … ▶
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When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1956). Autobiography: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times ...

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