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Michel de Montaigne Quotes about History

I must accommodate my history to the hour: I may presently change, not only by fortune, but also by intention.

Michel de Montaigne (1872). “All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne”, p.669

The middle sort of historians (of which the most part are) spoil all; they will chew our meat for us.

Michel de Montaigne (1850). “Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c”, p.217