We are born to inquire into truth; it belongs to a greater to possess …

Michel de Montaigne
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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book I, Ch. 14, 1595.
A straight oar looks bent in the water. It matters not merely that we see a thing, but how we see it. ✨ Selected Essays.
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ✨ Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt (1845). The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, Journey Through Germany and It … ▶
The soul that has no established aim loses itself ✨ Michel de Montaigne Annotated Essays of Michel de Montaigne with English Grammar Exercises: by Michel de Montaigne (Author), Robert Powell (Editor) … ▶
I do not understand; I pause; I examine. ✨ Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt, Orlando Williams Wight (1859). Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into Italy, and Letters, … ▶

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