Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since ch…

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Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we do at other ages, why do we not instruct them in it? ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen
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Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we do at other ages, why do we not instruct them in it? ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen

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