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Michel de Montaigne
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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays, p.588, 谷月社
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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays, p.588, 谷月社

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