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The universal vs. the particular2 quotes
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580In my lifetime I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc.; thanks to Montesquieu, I even know that one can be Persian. But as for man, I declare that I have never in my life met him; if he exists, he exists unknown to me. — Joseph de Maistre · 1796Nature of man1 quote
In my lifetime I have seen Frenchmen, Italians, Russians, etc.; thanks to Montesquieu, I even know that one can be Persian. But as for man, I declare that I have never in my life met him; if he exists, he exists unknown to me. — Joseph de Maistre · 1796The human condition1 quote
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition. — Michel de Montaigne · 1580