Michel de Montaigne: We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.

We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understandin — Michel de Montaigne

We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.

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