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

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

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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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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....

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

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.

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

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 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...

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water?

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...

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...

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...