Michel de Montaigne Quote

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"枪声淹没了法律的声音"

Translations

“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened”

Michel de Montaigne

“The eternal and universal truth is love”

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

“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”

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