From now on, Montaigne would live for himself rather than for duty. - Sarah Bakewell

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From now on, Montaigne would live for himself rather than for duty.

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About Sarah Bakewell

Sarah Bakewell (born 3 April 1963) is an author of non-fiction. She currently lives in London.

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Knowing that the life that remained to him could not be of great length, he said, “I try to increase it in weight, I try to arrest the speed of its flight by the speed with which I grasp it. … The shorter my possession of life, the deeper and fuller I must make it.”

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