I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been… - 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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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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All the opinions in the world point out that pleasure is our aim.

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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.

I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly. - Michel de Montaigne

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