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Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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We gild our medicines with sweets why not clothe truth and morals in peasant garments as well?
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It is inconceivable how much wit it requires to avoid being ridiculous.
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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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Egotism is the tongue of vanity.
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Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
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Change of fashion is the tax levied by the industry of the poor on the vanity of the rich.
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Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it otherwise it will return to the attack more furious than ever.
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We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.
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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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Remorse turns us against ourselves.
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