“No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense – the only misfortune is to do it solemnly.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“No one is exempt from talking nonsense. The great misfortune is to do it solemnly.”
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