I have ever loved to repose myself, whether sitting or lyin… - Michel de Montaigne

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I have ever loved to repose myself, whether sitting or lying, with my heels as high or higher than my head.

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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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

Quelle vérité que ces montagnes bornent, qui est mensonge qui se tient au delà?

If you walk on stilts, you're still walking on your feet. If you sit on the highest throne in the world, you're still sitting on your ass.

I have ever loved to repose myself, whether sitting or lying, with my heels as high or higher than my head. - Michel de Montaigne

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