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‘Tis the taste of an effeminate fortune, that disrelishes ordinary and accustomed things.[C’est le gout d’une mole fortune, qui s’affadit aux choses ordinaires et accoustumées.]

Source:The works of Michael de Montaigne (ed. J. W. Moore, 1849), Book III, Chapter XIII. Of Experience, Page 536
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Michel de Montaigne Quotes
  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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