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Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas Chamfort
French Writer
Born: Apr 6, 1741
Died: Apr 13, 1794
Life Live Man Think Who Will
Related authors: Alfred de Musset Andre Maurois Francois de La Rochefoucauld Joseph Joubert Madame de Stael Simone de Beauvoir Stendhal Voltaire
There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools. Nicolas Chamfort
Fools Foolish Ideas Just
Most books today seemed to have been written overnight from books read the day before. Nicolas Chamfort
Today Day Before Books Seemed Written Most Read Overnight Been
It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world. Nicolas Chamfort
Soul World Before Live Must Some Admitted Entirely Parts Which Happily
Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate. Nicolas Chamfort
Easier Some Some Things Than Legalize Legitimate Things
Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich. Nicolas Chamfort
Fashion Change Rich Vanity Industry Tax Poor Levied
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. Nicolas Chamfort
Kindness Heart People Head Governed Chess Little Use
I have three kinds of friends: those who love me, those who pay no attention to me, and those who detest me. Nicolas Chamfort
Love Me Love Me Three Pay Those Kinds Detest Attention Friends Who
Do you think that revolutions are made with rose water? Nicolas Chamfort
You Water Made Rose Think Revolutions
One must not hope to be more than one can be. Nicolas Chamfort
Hope Must More Than
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men. Nicolas Chamfort
Life Time Will Men Must Find Get Used Injustices Things Two Damages
If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France. Nicolas Chamfort
Government Nothing France Laugh Were Should
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. Nicolas Chamfort
Art Wonderful Aid Pleasing Bored More Pursuit Supposed Infinitely Being Commonly Successful Fortune

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