It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself…

Michel de Montaigne
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It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1995). Four Essays, Penguin Group USA
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It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1995). Four Essays, Penguin Group USA

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