His passions make man live, his wisdom merely makes him last. Nicolas Chamfort More Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort More Quotes From Nicolas Chamfort Running a house should be left to innkeepers. Nicolas Chamfort shouldhouserunning Vain is equivalent to empty; thus vanity is so miserable a thing, that one cannot give it a worse name than its own. It proclaims itself for what it is. Nicolas Chamfort vanitynamesgiving Thought consoles us for all, and heals all. If at times it does you ill, ask it for the remedy for that ill and it will give it to you. Nicolas Chamfort illdoegiving Nearly all men are slaves for the same reason that the Spartans assigned for the servitude of the Persians -- lack of power to pronounce the syllable, "No." To be able to utter that word and live alone, are the only means to preserve one's freedom and one's character. Nicolas Chamfort charactermenmean To enjoy and give enjoyment, without injury to yourself or others; this is true morality. Nicolas Chamfort injurymoralitygiving People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess. Nicolas Chamfort heartlittlespeople The majority of the books of our time give one the impression of having been manufactured in a day out of books read the day before. Nicolas Chamfort majoritygivingbook In order to forgive reason for the evil it has wrought on the majority of men, we must imagine for ourselves what man would be without his reason. 'Tis a necessary evil. Nicolas Chamfort evilmenorder Success makes success, like money makes money. Nicolas Chamfort making-moneymoneysuccess 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. Nicolas Chamfort hatelonelyloneliness Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice. Nicolas Chamfort novicesmenlife How many fools does it take to make up a public? Nicolas Chamfort fooldoe Men of reason have endured;men of passion have lived. Nicolas Chamfort passionreasonmen What we love intensely or for a long time we are likely to bring within the citadel, and to assert as part of oneself. Nicolas Chamfort heartlovelong The success of many books is due to the affinity between the mediocrity of the author's ideas and those of the public. Nicolas Chamfort bookhistoryideas Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more. Nicolas Chamfort womenevilthinking Sometimes apparent resemblance of character will bring two men together and for a certain time unite them. But their mistake gradually becomes evident, and they are astonished to find themselves not only far apart, but even repelled, in some sort, at all their points of contact. Nicolas Chamfort mistaketimecharacter A man is not necessarily intelligent because he has plenty of ideas, any more than he is a good general because he has plenty of soldiers. Nicolas Chamfort intelligentmenideas The person is always happy who is in the presence of something they cannot know in full. A person as advanced far in the study of morals who has mastered the difference between pride and vanity. Nicolas Chamfort vanitydifferencespride Secrecy is best taught by starting with ourselves. Nicolas Chamfort secrecytaughtsecret
