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He who leaves the game wins it.

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
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[Prudence] replaces [strength] by saving the man who has the misfortune of not possessing it from most occasions when it's needed.
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Change, change,--we all covet change.
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His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.
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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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