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I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood.... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world. - Michel de Montaigne
Attribution: Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), French essayist. NU:”Of Vanity,” The Essays (Les Essais), bk. III, ch. 9, Abel Langelier, Paris (1588).

Categories: Cities And City Life, Essayist, France And The French, Paris

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