Nicolas Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, known in his adult life as Nicolas Chamfort and as Sébastien Nicolas de Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister Madame Élisabeth, and of the Jacobin club.
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"Where violence reigns, reason is weak."
View quote details →"Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking."
View quote details →"Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners."
View quote details →"Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live."
View quote details →"Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is."
View quote details →"The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed."
View quote details →"Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth."
View quote details →"He who leaves the game wins it."
View quote details →"There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love."
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