Character Quote by Nicolas Chamfort Download Open image “Tragedy has the great moral defect of giving too much importance to life and death.” — Nicolas Chamfort ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Character Death Defects Giving Giving too much Importance Life Life and death Moral Too much Tragedy
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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
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