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

Je ne dis les autres, sinon pour d'autant plus me dire.

Michel de Montaigne

Essays

Buy the Essays at Amazon Buy the Essays at Amazon
Read the Essays at Project Gutenberg

More information about this quote

Topic

Quotations Self-expression

Author

Michel de Montaigne

Source

Essays

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1575 1570s 16th century

Era

European Renaissance

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "De l'Institution des Enfants [Of the Education of Children]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.

Current Citation

De Montaigne, Michel. "On Educating Children." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Michel de Montaigne about quotations: “I quote others only in order the better to express myself.”
Download
A quote by Michel de Montaigne about quotations: “I quote others only in order the better to express myself.”
Download
A quote by Michel de Montaigne about quotations: “I quote others only in order the better to express myself.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from European Renaissance

Doubt thou the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth to be a liar,
But never doubt I love.

William Shakespeare

Hamlet

Buy Hamlet at Amazon Buy Hamlet at Amazon
Read Hamlet at The Folger Shakespeare Library
More information about this quote
Topic
Love
Speaker
Lord Polonius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Profession of love
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 2, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 3.

Another quote originally in French

I think, therefore I am.

René Descartes

Discourse on Method

Buy Discourse on Method at Amazon Buy Discourse on Method at Amazon
Read Discourse on Method at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Nature of man

Author

René Descartes
Source
Discourse on Method
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1637 1630s 17th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Descartes, René [published anonymously]. Discours de la Méthode: Pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences [Discourse on Method: To Conduct Reason Well, and Seek Truth in the Sciences]. Leiden, 1637, pt. 4.

Current Citation

Descartes, René. Discourse on the Method, translated by Ian Maclean. Oxford University Press, 2008, pt. 4.