It is a safe bet that every publicly held idea, every recei… - Nicolas Chamfort

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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.

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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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.

On n'est point un homme d'esprit pour avoir beaucoup d'idées, comme on n'est pas un bon général pour avoir beaucoup de soldats.

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