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Nicolas de Chamfort
> The Cynic’s Breviary
The best philosophical attitude to adopt towards the world is a union of the sarcasm of gaiety with the indulgence of contempt.
—
Aphorism No. 6
Nicolas de
Chamfort
The Cynic’s Breviary
The Maxims and Anecdotes from
Nicolas de Chamfort
Selected and Translated by William G. Hutchison
A succinct sample of 163 aphorisms from the 18th-century French wit.
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LONDON: ELKIN MATHEWS, 1902
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2011
The Cynic’s Breviary
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