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The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.

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 more simply we entrust ourself to Nature the more wisely we do so. Oh what a soft and delightful pillow, and what a sane one on which to rest a well-schooled head, are ignorance and unconcern.

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.

The ceaseless labor of your life is to build the house of death.

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write. - Michel de Montaigne

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