Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. ✨ Att…

Michel de Montaigne
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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.
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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.

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