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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.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
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Clarmont-Ferrand
Prudence
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Life is a malady in which sleep soothes us every sixteen hours it is a palliation death is the remedy.
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