Paris, a city of gaieties and pleasures, where four-fifths of the inhabitants die of grief. - Nicolas Chamfort

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Paris, a city of gaieties and pleasures, where four-fifths of the inhabitants die of grief.

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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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C'est une belle allégorie, dans la Bible, que cet arbre de la science du bien et du mal qui produit la mort. Cet emblème ne veut-il pas dire que lorsqu'on a pénétré le fond des choses, la pert des illusions amène la mort de l'âme, c'est-à-dire un désintéressement complet sur tout ce qui touches les autres hommes?

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It is a safe bet that every publicly held idea, every received convention, is foolishness, for it has suited the majority.

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