Ambition is not a vice of little people. - Michel de Montaigne

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Ambition is not a vice of little people.

Michel de Montaigne

The Complete Essays · September 7, 1993 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

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About Michel de Montaigne

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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