It (marriage) happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out. - Michel de Montaigne

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It (marriage) happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.

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About Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem, lord of the manor of Montaigne, Dordogne) (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay.

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Alternative Names: Michel Eyquem de Montaigne Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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Nagy tisztelettel adózom vágyaimnak és hajlamaimnak. Nem szeretem bajjal gyógyítani a bajt; gyűlölöm az olyan orvosságokat, amelyek jobban zaklatnak, mint a betegség. Ha rajtam a vesekő átka és még az az átok is, hogy meg kell tartóztatnom magam az osztrigaevéstől, két nyavalyát kaptam egy helyett. A betegség az egyik oldalról csíp belénk, a szabály a másikról.

If I had even the slightest grasp upon my own faculties, I would not make essays, I would make decisions.

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