I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a fri…

Michel de Montaigne
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I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.
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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1850). Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, B … ▶
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I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.

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