“Every man has within himself the entire human condition”

Book III, Ch. 2
Essais (1595), Book III
Variant: Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.

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[…]; chaque homme porte la forme entière de l'humaine condition.

Essais, Livre III
Variant: Chaque homme porte la forme, entière de l'humaîne condition.

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