Quotation by
Michel de Montaigne
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.
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Understanding this quote AI Analysis
Montaigne is saying that his enjoyment depends on sharing his ideas with others because even his liveliest thoughts feel incomplete or sad when kept to himself. He finds that the act of communicating his thoughts is essential to fully appreciating them.
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