There were never in the world two opinions alike, any more than two hairs or two grains… — Michel de Montaigne
There were never in the world two opinions alike, any more than two hairs or two grains. Their most universal quality is diversity.
In the original French
Et ne fut jamais au monde deux opinions pareilles, non plus que deux poils ou deux grains. Leur plus universelle qualité, c'est la diversité.
Essays · 1580
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De Montaigne, Michel. "On the Resemblance of Children to Their Fathers." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
De Montaigne, Michel. "De la Ressemblance des Enfants aux Peres [Of the Resemblance of Children to Their Fathers]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.