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Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

Nicolas Chamfort quotes

French Writer April 6, 1741 – April 13, 1794

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Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures,..."
Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she..."
Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the..."
Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not..."
A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing..."
Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good..."
Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every..."
Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but..."
Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little..."
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from..."
Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of..."
There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is..."
The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of..."
The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society. Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort quote: "One must not hope to be more than one can be."
One must not hope to be more than one can be. Nicolas Chamfort

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