In love, everything is true, everything is false; it is the one subject on which one cannot express an absurdity.
Nicolas ChamfortWhat one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
Nicolas ChamfortI only study the things I like; I apply my mind only to matters that interest me. They'll be useful-or useless-to me or to others in due course, I'll be given-or not given-the opportunity of benefiting from what I've learned. In any case, I'll have enjoyed the inestimable advantage of doing things I like doing and following my own inclinations.
Nicolas Chamfort