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

Quote by Nicolas De Chamfort

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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...

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

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...

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...

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 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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

Conviction is the conscience of the mind.

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

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

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...