Nicolas Chamfort Quotes (54 quotes)

“A man begins every stage of his life as a novice.”
[Reflections]
―Nicolas Chamfort

“A man well-known to be a liar had just told a most improbable story. Sir, while I believe you, someone said, you must admit that it's very wrong of truth not to condescend to be more plausible.”
[Reflections]
―Nicolas Chamfort

“High society is a poor play, a bad, boring opera, made slightly better by its staging, costumes and scenery.”
[Reflections]
―Nicolas Chamfort

“The only thing that stops God sending a second Flood is that the first one was useless.”
[Characters and Anecdotes book, 1771]
―Nicolas Chamfort

“Most anthologists of poetry or quotations are like those who eat cherries or oysters, first picking the best and ending by eating everything.”
[Maximes et anecdotes (1795)]
―Nicolas Chamfort

“And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead.”
[Suicide note]
―Nicolas Chamfort

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Nicolas Chamfort

Nicolas Chamfort

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Born: April 06, 1741

Died: April 13, 1794

Nationality: French

Occupation: Writer, playwright

Bio: Sébastien-Roch Nicolas also known as Chamfort was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary of Louis XVI's sister, and of the Jacobin club.

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