Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where go… - Michel de Montaigne

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Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you make it for them.

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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I am not so shocked by savages who roast and eat the bodies of their dead as by those who torture and persecute the living.

When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts,
nothing helps me so much as running to my books.They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

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?

Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you make it for them. - Michel de Montaigne

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