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Knowledge is boundless,--human capacity, limited.
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 need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.
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Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid.
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She commands who is blest with indifference.
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