What do I know?

Que sais-je?

Michel de Montaigne

Philosophers

Michel de Montaigne

Born 1533 in the Perigord region of France, Montaigne invented the modern essay. He retired from his post as a magistrate at thirty-seven to a tower at his chateau and spent twenty years writing the Essais, observing.

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Source: Essais, II.12 (Apologie de Raymond Sebond)Verified

Michel de Montaigne's Other Quotes

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be at home in oneself.

Because it was he; because it was I.

I am myself the matter of my book.

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