Nicolas Chamfort

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A day without laughter is a day wasted

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The most wasted of all days is one without laughter

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Public opinion is the worst of all opinions

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Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the applause of people of poor taste; some of them would be capable of good acting in front of a good audience. A decent man plays his part to the best of his ability, regardless of the taste of the gallery

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When you want to be well-liked in the world, you have to let a lot of people teach you things that you know and they don't