“He that owns himself has lost nothing. But how few men are blessed with ownership of self!”
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter XLII: On Values
“A man of understanding has lost nothing, if he has himself.”
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Michel De Montaigne
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Essays
L'homme d'entendement n'a rien perdu, s'il a soi-même.
Book I, Ch. 39
Essais (1595), Book I
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L’homme d’entendement n’a rien a perdre
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