Michel de Montaigne Quote

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"在世界上最高的王座上，我们仍然只是坐在自己的屁股上。"

Translations

“We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.”

Michel de Montaigne

“Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.”

“It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.”

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