Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himsel…

Michel de Montaigne
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Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1872). All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, p.801
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Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1872). All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne, p.801

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