Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before.

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

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I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention...

I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention...

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who...

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who...

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch...

The contemplative life is often miserable. One must act more, think less, and not watch...

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.

The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one...

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one...

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be...

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be...

There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.

There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.

Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.

Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.

Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries...

Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries...

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative....

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative....

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing...

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing...

Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.

Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

One must not hope to be more than one can be.

One must not hope to be more than one can be.

There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life...

There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life...

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.