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

Michel de Montaigne

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independence self-trust self-reliance self-sufficiency self-awareness inspirational self-determination self-respect solitude ataraxy individuality self-assurance self-containment self-esteem

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About Michel de Montaigne

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 know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other

Il n'est pas de chagrin qu'un livre ne puisse consoler.

Every movement reveals us.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. - Michel de Montaigne

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