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Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, research is the means of all learning, and ignorance is the end.

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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Nekem megvan a magam külön szótára: akkor múlatom az időt, ha rossz és kellemetlen; ha jó, nem akarom elmúlatni: ízlelem, belékapaszkodom. A rosszon át kell futni, a jóban meg kell pihenni.

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.

of countering it if that had been the only factor, since all non-rational inborn tendencies are a kind of disease which ought to be fought against.

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, research is the means of all learning, and ignorance is the end. - Michel de Montaigne

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