If I am a man of some reading, I am a man of no retentivene… - Michel de Montaigne

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If I am a man of some reading, I am a man of no retentiveness.

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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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.

All we do is to look after the opinions and learning of others: we ought to make them our own.

If I am a man of some reading, I am a man of no retentiveness. - Michel de Montaigne

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