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Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was a French writer of the Renaissance who, after retiring to his estate near Bordeaux, began writing short, searching pieces about himself and human nature. He called them essais, 'attempts', and so gave the essay its name; they were first published in 1580 and expanded in 1588. He also served as mayor of Bordeaux.
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“Where death waits for us is uncertain; let us look for him everywhere. The premeditation of death is the premeditation of liberty; he who has learned to die has unlearned to serve.”
“we must reserve a backshop, wholly our own and entirely free, wherein to settle our true liberty, our principal solitude and retreat.”
— Michel de Montaigne, Essays, Book I, ch. 38, “Of solitude”, tr. Charles Cotton, ed. W. C. HazlittWatch on YouTube: The School of Life: Montaigne ↗The School of Life introduces Montaigne