There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular facu…

Michel de Montaigne
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There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2013). Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays, p.132, Courier Corporation
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