Michel de Montaigne quote: I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We ...

I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind.

~ Michel de Montaigne ~

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