About Michel de Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne ( mon-TAYN; French: [miʃɛl ekɛm də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Middle French: [miˈʃɛl ejˈkɛm də mõnˈtaɲə]; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as...
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Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.
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Things are not bad in themselves, but our cowardice makes them so.
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When you're in love, every day is like a present you get to open.
—Elin Hilderbrand in Winter Storms
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The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.