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Michel de Montaigne

French philosopher; b. 1533; d. 1592

Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist

tiny.ag/g2xohmoz  ·  submitted 1997

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get out.

Michel de Montaigne, in Love and Hate

tiny.ag/ya1hwz5x  ·  submitted 1997

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

Michel de Montaigne, in Science and Religion