About Nicolas Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, known in his adult life as Nicolas Chamfort and as Sébastien Nicolas de Chamfort (French: [ʃɑ̃fɔʁ]; 6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794), was a French writer, best known for his epigrams and aphorisms. He was secretary to Louis XVI's sister Madame Élisabeth, and of the Jacobin club.
More quotations from Nicolas Chamfort
Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.
There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
More quotations tagged with “waste”
—Julie Murphy in Dumplin
The last thing I need right now is another reminder of how much of my life I wasted on him.
Ninety percent of [my salary] I spent on booze and women, and the other 10 percent I wasted.
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