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Only Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort
- The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.
- Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones.
- Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.
- Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes evident, and they…
- All passions exaggerate; and they are passions only because they do exaggerate.
- Were a man to consult only his reason, who would marry? For myself, I wouldn't marry, for fear of having a son who resembled me.
- Education must have two foundations --morality as a support for virtue, prudence as a defense for self against the vices of others. By letting the…
- 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 others…
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