A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he… - Michel de Montaigne

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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

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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The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

I speak to the paper, as I speak to the first person I meet.

C'est ce de quoi j'ai le plus de peur que la peur.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears. - Michel de Montaigne

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