220 Quotes by Nicolas Chamfort

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

Every day I add to the list of things I refuse to discuss. The wiser the man, the longer the list.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed

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.

Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery.

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.