Because it was he; because it was I.
Parce que c'estoit luy; parce que c'estoit moy.
Philosophers
Michel de Montaigne
Born 1533 in the Perigord region of France, Montaigne invented the modern essay. He retired from his post as a magistrate at thirty-seven to a tower at his chateau and spent twenty years writing the Essais, observing.
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