鈥淲e are constantly beginning our lives all over again. We already have one foot in the grave yet our tastes and our pursuits are always just being born.鈥

By Michel de Montaigne (鈥 1592) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
February 28th marks Michel de Montaigne's 480th birthday. Here, to celebrate, are some of his most enduring aphorisms.
鈥淲e are constantly beginning our lives all over again. We already have one foot in the grave yet our tastes and our pursuits are always just being born.鈥
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