Nature never said to me: do not be poor; still less did she say: be rich; her cry to me was always: be independent. — Nicolas Chamfort
Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures. — Nicolas Chamfort
Scandal is an importunate wasp, against which we must make no movement unless we are quite sure that we can kill it; — Nicolas Chamfort
Society is composed of two great classes those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners. — Nicolas Chamfort