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"Glory and curiosity are the two scourges of the soul; the last prompts us to thrust our noses into everything, the other forbids us to leave anything doubtful and undecided."

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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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