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Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.

— Michel de Montaigne

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  1. Parce que c'etait lui; parce que c'etait moi.
  2. L'homme d'entendement n'a rien perdu, s'il a soimeme.
  3. Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a guide with a well-made ra…
  4. La plus grande chose du monde, c'est de savoir etre a soi.
  5. I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
  6. There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others.
  7. Un peu de chaque chose, et rien du tout, a la francaise.
  8. C'est une epineuse entreprise, et plus qu'il ne semble, de suivre une allure si vagabonde que celle de notre esprit; de penetrer les profon…

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  • truth
  • knowledge
  • ignorance
  • belief

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