Quote of Nicolas Chamfort - There are well-dressed foolish ideas just...
Biography - Nicolas Chamfort:
French writer.
Born: 1740 - Died: 1794
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1740 - Died: 1794
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: France
There are well-dressed foolish ideas just as there are well-dressed fools.
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(French, German)
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Quotes for: Stupidity
What is tolerance? It is the endowment of humanity. We are all steeped in weakness and error; let us forgive each other our stupidities, that is the first law of nature.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.
When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.
The stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything. The wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything.
Nicolas Chamfort also said...
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
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