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There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.
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It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.
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A man without nobility cannot have kindliness he can only have good nature.
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Change, change,--we all covet change.
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Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.
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