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His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last.
Nicolas Chamfort
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Nicolas Chamfort
Age: 53 †
Born: 1741
Born: April 6
Died: 1794
Died: April 13
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Nearly all men are slaves for the same reason that the Spartans assigned for the servitude of the Persians -- lack of power to pronounce the syllable, No. To be able to utter that word and live alone, are the only means to preserve one's freedom and one's character.
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Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem.
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Knowledge is boundless,--human capacity, limited.
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If taking vitamins doesn't keep you healthy enough, try more laughter: The most wasted of all days is that on which one has not laughed.
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If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.
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To possess a good cognomen is a long way on the road of success in life.
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Egotism is the tongue of vanity.
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Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors.
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Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
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Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.
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We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.
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Be my brother or I will kill you.
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