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Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

Nicolas Chamfort quotes

French Writer April 6, 1741 – April 13, 1794

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We ought to be able to combine opposites: the love of goodness with indifference to other people's opinions, a liking for work with indifference to fame, concern for our health with indifference to life. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who..."
I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that..."
Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as..."
If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who..."
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "There are two things that one must get used to or one will..."
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "In order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two..."
In order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two things: the ravages of time and the injustices of man. Nicolas Chamfort
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more,..."
The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch oneself live. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more,..."
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life."
Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life. Nicolas Chamfort
The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know in full. A person as advanced far in the study of morals who has mastered the difference between pride and vanity. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Don't you know that we must always have a place where we never..."
Don't you know that we must always have a place where we never go but where we think we'd be happy if we did? Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Happiness is not easy to find. It's very difficult to find it..."
Happiness is not easy to find. It's very difficult to find it in yourself? and impossible to find anywhere else. Nicolas Chamfort
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. Nicolas Chamfort

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