Quote by Nicolas Chamfort
Nature never said to me: Do not be poor still less did she say: Be

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor still less did she say: Be rich her cry to me was always: Be independent. – Nicolas Chamfort

Other quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society. – Nicolas Chamfort

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It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones. – Nicolas Chamfort

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