Nicolas Chamfort Quote

"The difference between you and me," said a philosopher, "is that you say to masked hypocrites, 'I know you,' while I leave them with the idea that they have deceived me."


A Thousand Flashes of French Wit, Wisdom, and Wickedness (1886)


The difference between you and me, said a philosopher, is that you say to masked hypocrites, 'I know you,' while I leave them with the idea that they ...

The difference between you and me, said a philosopher, is that you say to masked hypocrites, 'I know you,' while I leave them with the idea that they ...

The difference between you and me, said a philosopher, is that you say to masked hypocrites, 'I know you,' while I leave them with the idea that they ...

The difference between you and me, said a philosopher, is that you say to masked hypocrites, 'I know you,' while I leave them with the idea that they ...