The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.


The Cynic's Breviary: Maxims and Anecdotes from Nicolas de Chamfort (ed. 1902)

Nicolas Chamfort Quotes

The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.

The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.

The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.

The philosopher who would fain extinguish his passions resembles the chemist who would like to let his furnace go out.