"It is in vain that we get upon stilts, for, once on them, it is still with our legs that we must walk. And on the highest throne in the world we are still sitting on our own ass."

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About Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne was a French philosopher and essayist who popularized the literary essay as a form. His Essays are a foundational work in modern personal and skeptical writing.

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