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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

9288 Mihel Eyquem

 
NUMBER:9288
AUTHOR:Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592)
QUOTATION:There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants.
ATTRIBUTION:Book ii. Chap. xi. Of Cruelty.