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Nicolas Chamfort Quotes: Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.
         

Man may aspire to virtue, but he cannot reasonably aspire to truth.


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A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.



Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.



The sunset glow of self-possession.

The sunset glow of self-possession.



There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.



The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.



The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.



The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.



Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.



Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.



Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.





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Kretanje je duša svega što drhti.Započinje tako da se prvo dogodi trenutakonima koji žive trenutak, a onda se, onima koji žive vječnost, vječnost nametne kao bolest.



Do not let go of your right to make your own decisions, because by doing so you are letting go of who you really are.

Do not let go of your right to make your own decisions, because by doing so you are letting go of who you really are.



And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun.

And Fall, with her yeller harvest moon and the hills growin' brown and golden under a sinkin' sun.



My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones.



From all that dims Thy Calvary, O Lamb of God, deliver me.

From all that dims Thy Calvary, O Lamb of God, deliver me.



One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.



Beauty loses its relish; the graces never.

Beauty loses its relish; the graces never.



Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that's why they have godfathers.

Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that's why they have godfathers.



Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.



To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make.

To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make.




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