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We must start human society from scratch as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
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Clarmont-Ferrand
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A lover is a man who tries to be more amiable than it is possible for him to be.
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Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.
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We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.
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Running a house should be left to innkeepers.
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Be my brother or I will kill you.
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