Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules o… - Michel de Montaigne

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Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.

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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When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not playing with me rather than I with her?

Je veux que la mort me trouve plantant mes choux.

I, who have so much and so universally adored this [greek], "excellent mediocrity," 32 of ancient times, and who have concluded the most moderate measure the most perfect, shall I pretend to an unreasonable and prodigious old age?

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest. - Michel de Montaigne

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