The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere,…

Michel de Montaigne
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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustr … ▶
It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason. ✨ M … ▶
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