A man without nobility cannot have kindliness; he can only have good nature. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Of all days, the day on which one has not laughed is the one most surely wasted. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
It is with happiness as with watches: the less complicated, the less easily deranged. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Tragedy has the great moral defect of giving too much importance to life and death. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
Men's hearts and faces are always wide asunder; women's are not only in close connection, but are mirror-like in the instant power of reflection. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
I only study the things I like; I apply my mind only to matters that interest me. They'll be useful-or useless-to me or to… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
