Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes

It is among uneducated women that we may look for the most confirmed gossips. Goethe tells us there is nothing more frightful than bustling ignorance.

Sébastien-Roch Nicolas

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  Sébastien-Roch Nicolas
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