Michel de Montaigne Quotes
As far as fidelity is concerned, there is no animal in the world as treacherous as man.
Citations
Montaigne, Michel de. Essays of Michel de Montaigne. Translated by Charles Cotton, edited by William Carew Hazlitt, vol. 2, George Bell and Sons, 1892, p. 154.
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, also known as Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. His massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written.