I find that the best goodness I have has some tincture of vice. — Michel de Montaigne
I find that the best goodness I have has some tincture of vice.
In the original French
Je trouve que la meilleure bonté que j'aye, a de la teinture vicieuse.
Essays · 1580
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De Montaigne, Michel. "We Can Savour Nothing Pure." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
De Montaigne, Michel. "Nous ne Goustons Rien de Pur [That We Taste Nothing Pure]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.
