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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

To rub and polish our brains by contact with those of others.[Pour affiner notre cerveau par le frottement avec d’autres.]

Source:The Complete Works of Montaigne (tr. Frame, ed. Stanford University Press, 1958), Book I, Chapter 26, Page 112
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  • Name: Michel de Montaigne
  • Profession: Philosopher
  • Born: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
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