My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which… - Michel de Montaigne

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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

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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I speak the truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more as I grow older.

A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he has himself.

I know not what quintessence of all this mixture, which, seizing my whole will, carried it to plunge and lose itself in his, and that having seized his whole will, brought it back with equal concurrence and appetite to plunge and lose itself in mine.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. - Michel de Montaigne

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