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About Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794), born Nicolas-Sébastien Roch, was a French writer.
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“A man begins every stage of his life as a novice.”
“Quiconque n'a pas de caractère n'est pas un homme, c'est une chose.”
“La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l'on n'a pas ri.”
“Les vieillards, dans les capitales, sont plus corrompus que les jeunes gens.”
“Il y a peu de bienfaiteurs qui ne disent comme Satan: Si cadens adoraveris me.”
“The only thing that stops God sending a second Flood is that the first one was useless.”
“Je m'en vais enfin de ce monde, où il faut que le cœur se brise ou se bronze.”
“L’art de la parenthèse est un des grands secrets de l’éloquence dans la Société.”
“Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.”
“Dans les naïvetés d'un enfant bien né, il y a quelquefois une philosophie bien aimable.”
“Il y a plus de fous que de sages, et dans le sage même, il y a plus de folie que de sagesse.”
“We must start human society from scratch; as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding.”
“Les économistes sont des chirurgiens qui … opérant à merveille sur le mort et martyrisant le vif.”
“L'esprit n'est souvent au cœur que ce que la bibliothèque d'un château est à la personne du maître.”
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Nicolas Chamfort on Ambition
Nicolas Chamfort on Sage (philosophy)
Nicolas Chamfort on Refusal
“Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.”
Nicolas Chamfort on Intelligence
“Your intelligence often bears the same relation to your heart as the library of a château does to its owner.”
Nicolas Chamfort on Frugality
Nicolas Chamfort on Asceticism
Nicolas Chamfort on Autonomy
Nicolas Chamfort on Escape
Nicolas Chamfort on Prudence
“[Prudence] replaces [strength] by saving the man who has the misfortune of not possessing it from most occasions when it's needed.”
Nicolas Chamfort on Antinatalism
“Unfortunately for mankind—and perhaps fortunately for tyrants—the poor and downtrodden lack the instinct or pride of the elephant, who refuses to breed in captivity.”
Nicolas Chamfort on Metaphysics
“I am quite prepared to say of metaphysicians what Scaliger used to say of the Basques: “People declare that they understand one another, but I don’t believe a word of it.””
About Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794), born Nicolas-Sébastien Roch, was a French writer.