Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, igno…

Michel de Montaigne
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Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1866). Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Journey Into Italy, and Letters, p.355
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