[tfolbrecht]

Thank you for your efforts.

One of my favorite quotes of all time:

"’Tis an absolute and, as it were, a divine perfection, for a man to know how loyally to enjoy his being. We seek other conditions, by reason we do not understand the use of our own; and go out of ourselves, because we know not how there to reside. ’Tis to much purpose to go upon stilts, for, when upon stilts, we must yet walk with our legs; and, when seated upon the most elevated throne in the world, we are but seated upon our breech." — Michel de Montaigne, Essays, "Of Experience"

I like the contemporary translations floating around the web "even on the highest throne in the world, we still sit on our ass"

[wazoox]

Notice that the original does not mince words : "Et au plus eslevé throne du monde, si ne sommes assis que sus notre cul".

[octed]

Just to clarify this isn't my own work, I just found it online by accident.

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