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

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

Topics: Actions Speak Louder Than Words Quotes, Contemplation Quotes

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest...

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest...

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....

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...

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

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

Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are...

Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are...

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 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...

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

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

Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and...

Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and...

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...

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...

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

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

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

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

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

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.

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...

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

Love is not about how much you say 'I love you,' but how much you...

Love is not about how much you say 'I love you,' but how much you...

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible.

The wise man knows how to run his life so that contemplation is Possible.