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Michel de Montaigne Facts
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hel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre, and commonly thought of as the father of modern skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual exercises with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts" or "Trials") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers the world over, including René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. (1533 – 1592) |
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Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
Michel de Montaigne
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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
Michel de Montaigne
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Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul
Michel de Montaigne
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The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
Michel de Montaigne /To The Reader/
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Michel de Montaigne
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