The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same… - Michel de Montaigne

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The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate.

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 property of Man’s wit to act readily and quickly, while the property of the judgement is to be slow and poised.

Combien de choses nous servoyent hier d’articles de foy, qui nous sont fables aujourd’huy?

How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables for us?

In our time the most warlike nations are the most rude and ignorant.

The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate. - Michel de Montaigne

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