It is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is …

Michel de Montaigne
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It is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is more miserable or more proud than man. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1872). All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, p.518
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It is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is more miserable or more proud than man. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1872). All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, p.518

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