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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself. - Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.[Ne pouuant regler les euenements, ie me regle moy-mesme.]

Source:Essays of Montaigne (ed. William Carew Hazlitt, 1877), Volume II, Book II, Chapter 17, Page 425
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  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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