Of Presumption

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The diversity of human events offers us infinite examples in all sorts of forms.

Michel de Montaigne

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Topic

Learning from the past

Author

Michel de Montaigne

Source

Of Presumption Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1580 1580s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

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Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De La Praesumption [Of Presumption]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Presumption." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.