Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
Education must have two foundations --morality as a support for virtue, prudence as a defense for self against the vices of others. By letting the balance incline to the side of morality, you only make dupes or martyrs; by letting it incline to the other, you make calculating egoists.
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas
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All I can say is that I had an extraordinary childhood.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
