For my own part, I cannot without grief see so much as an i… - Michel de Montaigne

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For my own part, I cannot without grief see so much as an innocent beast pursued and killed that has no defence, and from which we have received no offence at all.

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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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

It happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.

Malice sucks up the greatest part of its own venom, and poisons itself.

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