I have a mind that belongs wholly to itself, and is accusto… - Michel de Montaigne

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I have a mind that belongs wholly to itself, and is accustomed to go its own way. Having never until this hour had a master or governor imposed on me, I have advanced as far as I pleased, and at my own pace. This has made me slack and unfit for the service of others; it has made me useless to any but myself.

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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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Je veux que la mort me trouve plantant mes choux.

"He lives happy and master of himself who can say as each day passes on, "I have lived.

If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.

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