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1 " A day without laughter is a day wasted. "
― Nicolas Chamfort
2 " All that I've learned, I've forgotten. The little that I still know, I've guessed. "
3 " Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list. "
― Nicolas Chamfort , Maximes et Pensées: Caractères et Anecdotes
4 " Pleasure can be supported by an illusion, but happiness rests upon truth. "
5 " Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery. "
6 " When you want to be well-liked in the world, you have to let a lot of people teach you things that you know and they don't. "
7 " One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be an idiocy, because it has been able to appeal to a majority. "
8 " Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate. "
9 " Quand on veut plaire dans le monde, il faut se résoudre à se laisser apprendre beaucoup de choses qu'on sait par des gens qui les ignorent. "
10 " A man should swallow a toad every morning to be sure of not meeting with anything more revolting in the day ahead. "
11 " El día peor empleado es aquél en que no se ha reído "
12 " If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first. "
13 " Whoever is not a misanthrope at forty can never have loved mankind. "
14 " Happiness is not easy to find. It's very difficult to find it in yourself — and impossible to find anywhere else. "
15 " Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. "
16 " There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love. "
17 " In order not to find life unbearable, you must accept two things: the ravages of time and the injustices of man. "
18 " And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead. [last words] "
19 " If it wasn't for me, I'd do brilliantly. "
20 " Public opinion reigns in society because stupidity reigns amongst the stupid. "
