Chamfort
Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, also known as Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister, and of the Jacobin club...
children memories past
It is children only who enjoy the present; their elders either live on the memory of the past or the hope of the future.
inspiring travel thinking
Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.
class two society
Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.
life positive happiness
The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.
love life friendship
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
men may literature
Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.
life men novices
Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice.
men victory gains
Woman's weakness, not man's merit, oftenest gains the suitor's victory.