Chamfort
Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, also known as Chamfort, was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister, and of the Jacobin club...
love life friendship
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
brother my-brother
Be my brother or I will kill you.
doctors gold cold
The threat of a neglected cold is for doctors what the threat of purgatory is for priests-a gold mine.
horse astonishment scandal
A fool who has a flash of wit creates astonishment and scandal, like hack-horses setting out to gallop.
friendship names air
He who disguises tyranny, protection, or even benefits under the air and name of friendship reminds me of the guilty priest who poisoned the sacramental bread.
mind together narrow-minds
Narrow waists and narrow minds go together.
stupidity absolutes
Stupidity would not be absolute stupidity did it not fear intelligence.
ideas able majority
One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be idiocy because it has been able to appeal to the majority