"I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly"
- Michel de Montaigne
About this Quote
In this quote, Michel de Montaigne is expressing his choice for the firm of peasants over those who have been educated. He thinks that those who have been educated have actually been instructed to assume in a particular way, and may be more probable to reason improperly. He values the simpleness and honesty of peasants, that have actually not been revealed to the exact same level of education and learning as well as therefore are much less most likely to think in such a way that is not true to their own beliefs. Montaigne is recommending that education and learning can be a hindrance to real understanding, and that the uneducated can often be extra sincere and reputable. He believes that the business of peasants is much more real as well as authentic, and that it is preferable to the company of those that have been informed.
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