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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of ones own goodness

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"Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness"

- Michel de Montaigne

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Montaigne is suggesting that when someone recognizes goodness in another individual, it is a sign that they themselves have that very same quality of goodness. Basically, believing in another person's virtue is a reflection of one's own virtuous character.

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Michel de Montaigne

This quote is written / told by Michel de Montaigne between February 28, 1533 and September 13, 1592. He was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 83 other quotes.

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