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"Thus the world is filled with twaddle and lies. The reason why we doubt hardly anything is that we never test our common impressions."
— Jul 27, 2017 11:12AM
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David
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"Books are for my mind one of the kinds of occupations which entice it away from its study."
("Of three kinds of association")
Do books truly prevent Montaigne from understanding himself?
Or -- do they hinder his self-understanding because books provide enlightenment in terms constructed by other individuals?
— Jul 27, 2017 06:15PM
("Of three kinds of association")
Do books truly prevent Montaigne from understanding himself?
Or -- do they hinder his self-understanding because books provide enlightenment in terms constructed by other individuals?
David
is on page 216 of 1392
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself."
— Jul 24, 2017 08:00PM
David
is on page 50 of 1392
"To learn that we have said or done a foolish thing, that is nothing; we must learn that we are nothing but fools, a far broader and more important lesson."
- "Of Experience" (1002)
— Jun 26, 2017 12:09PM
- "Of Experience" (1002)
