Nicolas Chamfort
Nicolas 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...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth6 April 1741
CountryFrance
Nicolas Chamfort quotes about
wasted
The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
french-writer laughed surely
Of all days, the day on which one has not laughed is the one most surely wasted.
mistake believe intelligent
Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.
generosity needs ruffles
We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.
nicknames chance providence
Chance is a nickname for Providence.
calumny-is worry trying
Calumny is like the wasp which worries you, and which it is not best to try to get rid of unless you are sure of slaying it; for otherwise it returns to the charge more furious than ever.
indifference command
She commands who is blest with indifference.
wrinkles together made
Wrinkles and ill-nature together made a woman hideous.
spices courtship discord
A modicum of discord is the very spice of courtship.
misanthrope mankind forty
Whoever is not a misanthrope at forty can never have loved mankind.
deceiving lost charlatans
Hope is but a charlatan that ceases not to deceive us. For myself happiness only began when I had lost it.
novelty
Change, change,--we all covet change.
slander
Slander is the balm of malignity.
public-opinion opinion worst
Public opinion is the worst of all opinions.