and that a stranger does not understand how much it costs you, and wha… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

and that a stranger does not understand how much it costs you, and what you contribute to maintain that show of order that is seen in your family, and that peradventure you buy too dear.

Place: CHAPTER IX · ¶4508
License: Public domain · Source
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