There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

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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...

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

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

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

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...

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

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

There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.

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.

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...

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

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

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

All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.

All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.

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...

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....

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...

The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed

The most thoroughly wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed

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...

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the...

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the...

The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know...

The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know...

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

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

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.