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In great matters, men behave as they are expected to in little ones, as they would naturally
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
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Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice.
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A good number of works owe their success to the mediocrity of their authors' ideas, which match the mediocrity of those of the general public.
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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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Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
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We justly consider women to be weaker than ourselves, and yet we are governed by them.
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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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It is among uneducated women that we may look for the most confirmed gossips. Goethe tells us there is nothing more frightful than bustling ignorance.
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Women of the world crave excitement.
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Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.
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If it wasn't for me, I'd do brilliantly.
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Society would be a charming affair if we were only interested in one another.
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Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.
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Though we best know and cannot deny our imperfections, it is not for us to lose our self-reliance and true manhood.
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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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It's a question of prudence. Nobody has a high opinion of fishwives but who would dare offend them while walking through the fish market.
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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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Education must have two foundations --morality as a support for virtue, prudence as a defense for self against the vices of others. By letting the balance incline to the side of morality, you only make dupes or martyrs by letting it incline to the other, you make calculating egoists.
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There is as much expression in the feet as in the hands.
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