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"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them, if they will not apply themselves to me."

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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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