Michel de Montaigne: It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poo — Michel de Montaigne

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

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