If we would please in society, we must be prepared to be ta… - Nicolas Chamfort

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If we would please in society, we must be prepared to be taught many things we know already by people who do not know them.

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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Ne tenir dans la main de personne, être homme de son cœur, de ses principes, de ses sentiments, c'est ce que j'ai vu de plus rare.