Michel De Montaigne book Essays
Book III, Ch. 12. Of Physiognomy
Essais (1595), Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“I have gathered a posy of other men’s flowers, and nothing but the thread that binds them is mine own.”
— Michel De Montaigne, book Essays
J'ai seulement fait ici un amas de fleurs étrangères, n'y ayant fourni du mien que le filet à les lier.
Book III, Ch. 12 : Of Physiognomy
Essais (1595), Book III
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