Nicolas Chamfort Quote

When I hear it contended that the least sensitive are, on the whole, the most happy, I recall the Indian proverb: "It's better to sit than to stand, it is better lie down than to sit, but death is best of all."


Maximes et Pensées, #155


When I hear it contended that the least sensitive are, on the whole, the most happy, I recall the Indian proverb: It's better to sit than to stand,...

When I hear it contended that the least sensitive are, on the whole, the most happy, I recall the Indian proverb: It's better to sit than to stand,...

When I hear it contended that the least sensitive are, on the whole, the most happy, I recall the Indian proverb: It's better to sit than to stand,...

When I hear it contended that the least sensitive are, on the whole, the most happy, I recall the Indian proverb: It's better to sit than to stand,...