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Michel de Montaigne Quotes: We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
         

We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.


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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
         



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