"Aside from Huet himself, Garaby was acquainted with several scholars of his time, like Voiture, Chapelain et Ménage, Sarrazin, Moisant de Brieux, Jacques de Callières, Nicolas Bourbon, Pierre Halley, Jacques Du Chevreuil, etc.Described as "a kind of Norman Montaigne", Garaby did not apply himself, nor did he determine to become a successful man of letters.