When you want to be well-liked in the world, you have to le… - Nicolas Chamfort

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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.

Nicolas Chamfort

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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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The naïve comments of a well born child sometimes express a very attractive philosophy.

Mám rád samotu. Jsem víc zvyklý na své vady než na cizí.

There are people who feel the need to be prominent, to rise above their fellow men, at all costs. Their whole concern is to play the charlatan in full view of everyone: on the stage, on the throne or on the gallows, they'll always feel fine as long as they're the centre of attention.

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