Michel de Montaigne: Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.

Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bott — Michel de Montaigne

Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.

Michel de Montaigne

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