The poet only asks to get his head into the world, but the world always strikes a poet down. It may be very hard in the world to live with the poet; but imagine how hard it must be to live with the poet in oneself and to be bound by him in chains.
That's because his essays covered many topics but really had only one subject—namely Montaigne himself, with all his quirks and opinions and hot takes. His essays marked a milestone in the history of individualism.
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Underscored — save the words that stop you in your tracks.
