"Ignorance is the softest pillow…" — Michel de Montaigne

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“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can”

Michel de Montaigne

“We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnis...”

“I speak the truth, not as much as I would, but as much as I dare.”

“I speak the truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more...”

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