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The contact of two epidermises.

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Politician
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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Remorse turns us against ourselves.
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Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
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Love is the exchange of two fantasies and the contact of two skins.
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We justly consider women to be weaker than ourselves, and yet we are governed by them.
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A modicum of discord is the very spice of courtship.
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Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
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