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Hope is but a charlatan that ceases not to deceive us. For myself happiness only began when I had lost it.

Nicolas Chamfort

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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
Journalist
Philosopher
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Deceiving
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Happiness
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Charlatan
Lost
Charlatans
Deceive
Ceases

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