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There are more fools than wise men, and even in a wise man there is more folly than wisdom.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
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A lover is a man who tries to be more amiable than it is possible for him to be.
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If you must love your neighbor as yourself, it is at least as fair to love yourself as your neighbor.
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Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.
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There is as much expression in the feet as in the hands.
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Wicked people sometimes perform good actions. I suppose they wish to see if this gives as great a feeling of pleasure as the virtuous claim for it.
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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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Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery.
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We justly consider women to be weaker than ourselves, and yet we are governed by them.
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