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Truly man is a marvellously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgement on him.

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 reverse side of truth has a hundred thousand shapes and no defined limits.

The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.

In general I ask for books that make use of learning, not those that build it up.

Truly man is a marvellously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgement on him. - Michel de Montaigne

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