Michel de Montaigne: Plato says, "'Tis to no purpose for a sober man to knock at the door of the Muses;" and Aristotle says "that no excellen

Plato says, "'Tis to no purpose for a sober man to knock at the door of the Muse — Michel de Montaigne

Plato says, "'Tis to no purpose for a sober man to knock at the door of the Muses;" and Aristotle says "that no excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of folly."

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