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.
adversity men two
There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men.
death sleep literature
Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.
marriage son men
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.
failure intelligent energy
A person of intellect without energy added to it, is a failure.
nicknames chance providence
Chance is a nickname for Providence.
reign violence reason
Where violence reigns, reason is weak.
cities benefactors citadels
Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
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.
lonely hate loneliness
It is said of a lonely man that he does not appreciate the life of society. This is like saying he hates hiking because he dislikes walking in thick forest on a dark night.
feet expression hands
There is as much expression in the feet as in the hands.