What is the original French?

Chaque homme porte la forme entiere, de l'humaine condition. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

Chaque homme porte la forme entiere, de l'humaine condition.

Every person carries the whole shape of the human condition.

Montaigne, Essays 3.2 (Of Repentance)

What it means

Montaigne justifies writing about his own ordinary life. A plain private life holds as much moral truth as a famous one. Look closely at anyone and you will see everyone.

The source

"Every person carries the whole shape of the human condition." Montaigne said it in Essays 3.2 (Of Repentance). Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.

"Chaque homme porte la forme entiere, de l'humaine condition."

Original French, Essays 3.2 (Of Repentance). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Montaigne (1533–1592). French magistrate who retired to his tower library and invented the essay. His motto was a question: What do I know?

Questions

What does "Every person carries the whole shape of the human condition." mean?: Montaigne justifies writing about his own ordinary life. A plain private life holds as much moral truth as a famous one. Look closely at anyone and you will see everyone.
Who said "Every person carries the whole shape of the human condition."?: Montaigne (1533–1592). Source: Essays 3.2 (Of Repentance).
What is the original French?: Chaque homme porte la forme entiere, de l'humaine condition. Translated from the original French by Spartan Surfers.
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