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Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.

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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The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from custom.

All is a-swarm with commentaries; of authors there is a dearth.

I seek in the reading of my books only to please myself by an irreproachable diversion; or if I study it is for no other science than that which treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and live well.

Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness. - Michel de Montaigne

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