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
funny class two
Society is composed of two great classes, those that have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.
education self two
Education must have two foundations --morality as a support for virtue, prudence as a defense for self against the vices of others. By letting the balance incline to the side of morality, you only make dupes or martyrs; by letting it incline to the other, you make calculating egoists.
love two contact
The contact of two epidermises.
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.
class two society
Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.