Sébastien-Roch Nicolas also known as Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794) was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms.
Man arrives as a novice at each age of his life. Use this quote
Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death. Use this quote
Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history. Use this quote
One must not hope to be more than one can be. Use this quote
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love. Use this quote
Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day. Use this quote
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws. Use this quote
The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society. Use this quote
Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners. Use this quote
