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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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The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
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Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.
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Do not suppose opportunity will knock twice at your door.
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Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.
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He who disguises tyranny, protection, or even benefits under the air and name of friendship reminds me of the guilty priest who poisoned the sacramental bread.
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We justly consider women to be weaker than ourselves, and yet we are governed by them.
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We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.
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Society would be a charming affair if we were only interested in one another.
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The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.
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A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead.
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Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
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In the fine arts, as in many other things, we know well only what we have not learned.
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To enjoy and give enjoyment, without injury to yourself or others this is true morality.
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