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Presumption is our natural and original malady. the most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant.
-Michel De Montaigne
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Presumption Is Our Natural And Original Malady.

Michel De Montaigne
Presumption is our natural and original malady. the most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant.
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