Nicolas

Famous quotes containing the word nicolas:

    Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be rich; her cry to me was always: Be independent.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    Society is composed of two great classes—those who have more dinners than appetite, and those who have more appetite than dinners.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)