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

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

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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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

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

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

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...

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...

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...