Most anthologists of poetry or quotations are like those wh… - Nicolas Chamfort

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Most anthologists of poetry or quotations are like those who eat cherries or oysters, first picking the best and ending by eating everything.

Nicolas Chamfort

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About Nicolas Chamfort

Nicolas Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794), born Nicolas-Sébastien Roch, was a French writer.

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Alternative Names: Nicolas de Chamfort • Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas Chamfort • Chamfort • Sébastien-Roch Nicolas

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Running a house should be left to innkeepers.

He who leaves the game wins it.

Stubbornness equals character roughly as lust equals love.

Most anthologists of poetry or quotations are like those who eat cherries or oysters, first picking the best and ending by eating everything. - Nicolas Chamfort

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