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title: "6 Michel Montaigne Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“Michel de Montaigne noted four centuries ago: “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-ury/michel-de-montaigne-noted-four-centuries-ago-my-life-has-been-full-of/)

[William Ury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-ury/)

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> [“As Michel de Montaigne observed, "The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gretchen-rubin/as-michel-de-montaigne-observed-the-least-strained-and-most-natural/)

[Gretchen Rubin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gretchen-rubin/)

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> [“The finest thing in the world is knowing how to belong to oneself. Michel de Montaigne”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-stevens/the-finest-thing-in-the-world-is-knowing-how-to-belong-to-oneself/)

[Laurie Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-stevens/)

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> [Authors communicate with the people by some special extrinsic mark; I am the first to do so by my entire being, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne/authors-communicate-with-the-people-by-some-special-extrinsic-mark-i/)

[Michel de Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne/)

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> [“In the year of Christ 1571, at the age of thirty-eight, on the last day of February, anniversary of his birth, Michel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne-1533-1592/in-the-year-of-christ-1571-at-the-age-of-thirty-eight-on-the-last-day/)

[Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne-1533-1592/)

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> [“sixteenth-century philosopher Michel de Montaigne once wrote, “When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/sixteenth-century-philosopher-michel-de-montaigne-once-wrote-when-i/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

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