Michel de Montaigne quote: To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul...

To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe to them that vice which is our own.

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'Essais' (1580) bk. 1, ch. 14 [References are to M. Rat's edition of the 'Essais' (1958) which, in accordance with the Strowski and Gebelin text (1906-33), conflates the 1580 edition of books 1 and 2, the revised and enlarged 1588 edition of all three books, and later manuscript additions published posthumously]

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To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe to them that vice which is our own. - Michel de Montaigne

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