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Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

Nicolas Chamfort

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
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Politician
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Sleep
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Living
Sixteen
Death
Provides
Every
Remedy
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Relief

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