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Nicolas Chamfort Quotes: In great matters, men behave as they are expected to; in little ones, as they would naturally
         

In great matters, men behave as they are expected to; in little ones, as they would naturally


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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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To me the ultimate sin was refusing to listen to reason.

To me the ultimate sin was refusing to listen to reason.



I've been screwed by as many women as I have by men, in terms of lawyers. But lawyers don't count. If you take lawyers out of the equation, you have a more fair playing field. There is a sisterhood.

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It's not always easy to be transparent about your emotions and sometimes the music can get heavy.



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Sometimes a picture of a moment captures more than the moment itself.



If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.

If you have the desire and passion to do something, and it's within God's will, you will achieve it.



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I treat everyone as equals. I can't work if I'm not having fun, and I can't have fun if not everyone is happy.

I treat everyone as equals. I can't work if I'm not having fun, and I can't have fun if not everyone is happy.



Think not silence the wisdom of fools; but, if rightly timed, the honor of wise men, who have not the infirmity, but the virtue of taciturnity.

Think not silence the wisdom of fools; but, if rightly timed, the honor of wise men, who have not the infirmity, but the virtue of taciturnity.




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