What if he has borrowed the matter and spoiled the form, as… - Michel de Montaigne

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What if he has borrowed the matter and spoiled the form, as it oft falls out?

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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There is no passion so much transports the
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Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.

The plague of man is boasting of his knowledge.

What if he has borrowed the matter and spoiled the form, as it oft falls out? - Michel de Montaigne

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