Apollo said that every one's true worship was that which he… - Michel de Montaigne

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Apollo said that every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be.

Michel de Montaigne

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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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how I would hate the reputation of being clever at writing but stupid and useless at everything else! I would rather be stupid at both than to choose to employ my good qualities as badly as that.

Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a guide with a well-made rather than a well-filled head.

The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom.

Apollo said that every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be. - Michel de Montaigne

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