Michel de Montaigne: Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm , and yet he will be making gods by dozens.

Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm , and yet he will be making go — Michel de Montaigne

Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm , and yet he will be making gods by dozens.

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