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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. - Michel de Montaigne (Self-Respect Quotes)

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.[La plus grande chose du monde c’est de sçauoir estre à soy.]

Source:The Complete Works of Montaigne (tr. Frame, ed. Stanford University Press, 1958), Book I, Chapter 39, Page 178
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  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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