The Essays of Montaigne | 
“...he concedes a large allowance...to the instincts we have in common with animals, knows how to take from them in order to rise, and never allows himself to be their slave or their victim.” - Andre Gide on Montaigne.
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“...he concedes a large allowance...to the instincts we have in common with animals, knows how to take from them in order to rise, and never allows himself to be their slave or their victim.” - Andre Gide on Montaigne.
“...there should be men to keep the integrity of their conscience and maintain their independence and autonomy above the herd instincts of submission and cowardly acceptance.”
Started reading this today. Not sure what I‘m getting myself into but I‘m excited.
