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Michel de Montaigne Quotes about Communication

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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Order, Language
Michel de Montaigne (1856). “The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy”, p.86

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Knowledge, Brain
Essays Bk 1 (transl. D. M. Frame)

No pleasure is fully delightful without communications, and no delight absolute except imparted.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Delight, Pleasure

Speech belongs half to the speaker, half to the listener. The latter must prepare to receive it according to the motion it takes.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Listening, Half
Michel de Montaigne (1980). “Essays”

I love a friendship that flatters itself in the sharpness and vigor of its communications.

Michel de Montaigne
Friendship, Communication, Vigor

There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to.

Michel de Montaigne
Inspirational, Communication, Grieving
Michel de Montaigne, Antoine JAY (1842). “The Complete Works of Michael de Montaigne; Comprising; the Essays, Translated by Cotton; the Letters; the Journey Into Germany and Italy, Now First Translated; a Life by the Editor; Notes: ... Critical Opinions; ... the Éloges of MM. Jay and Villemain; a”, p.457

Authors communicate with the people by some special extrinsic mark; I am the first to do so by my entire being, as Michel de Montaigne.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Self, People
Michel de Montaigne (1973). “Selections from the Essays”, Harlan Davidson

No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.

Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Pleasure, Without Communication
Michel De Montaigne, James B Atkinson, David Sices (2012). “Selected Essays: With La Boetie's Discourse on Voluntary Servitude”, p.39, Hackett Publishing

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