Someone described Providence as the baptismal name of chance; no doubt some pious person will retort that chance is the nickname of Providence. Nicolas Chamfort More Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort More Quotes From Nicolas Chamfort 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 vanity names giving 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 ill doe giving 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 character men mean To enjoy and give enjoyment, without injury to yourself or others; this is true morality. Nicolas Chamfort injury morality giving People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess. Nicolas Chamfort heart littles people 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 majority giving book 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 evil men order Success makes success, like money makes money. Nicolas Chamfort making-money money success 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 hate lonely loneliness Man reaches each stage of his life as a novice. Nicolas Chamfort novices men life How many fools does it take to make up a public? Nicolas Chamfort fool doe Men of reason have endured;men of passion have lived. Nicolas Chamfort passion reason men 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 heart love long 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 book history ideas Whatever evil a man may think of women, there is no woman but thinks more. Nicolas Chamfort women evil thinking 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 mistake time character 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 intelligent men ideas 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 vanity differences pride Secrecy is best taught by starting with ourselves. Nicolas Chamfort secrecy taught secret Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem. Nicolas Chamfort deference esteem merit
