If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find …

Michel de Montaigne
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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Essays of Montaigne, p.256, Xist Publishing
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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Essays of Montaigne, p.256, Xist Publishing

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