Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by…

Michel de Montaigne
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Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen. ✨ Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book II, Ch. 12, 1595.
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Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen. ✨ Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book II, Ch. 12, 1595.

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