Chamfort

Famous quotes containing the word chamfort:

    Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    Only the history of free peoples is worth our attention; the history of men under a despotism is merely a collection of anecdotes.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    Philosophy, like medicine, has plenty of drugs, few good remedies, and hardly any specific cures.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)