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I never open any letters directed to another; not only those intrusted… — Essays

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Essays — Michel de Montaigne

I never open any letters directed to another; not only those intrusted with me, but even such as fortune has guided to my hand; and am angry with myself if my eyes unawares steal any contents of letters of importance he is reading when I stand near a great man. Never was man less inquisitive or less prying into other men's affairs than I.

Place: CHAPTER IV · ¶1933
License: Public domain · Source
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