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Be my brother or I will kill you.

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
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Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.
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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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There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
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There some trifles well habited, as there are some fools well clothed.
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What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
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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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Calumny is like the wasp which worries you, and which it is not best to try to get rid of unless you are sure of slaying it for otherwise it returns to the charge more furious than ever.
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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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All passions exaggerate and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.
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