Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resoluti…

Michel de Montaigne
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Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resolution, in the suffering of human accidents. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated), p.547, Delphi Classics
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Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resolution, in the suffering of human accidents. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated), p.547, Delphi Classics

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