Michel de Montaigne quote: Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, ...

Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.

~ Michel de Montaigne ~

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