“People are governed by the head; a kind heart is of little value in chess.”
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Famous Nicolas Chamfort Quotes
“People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.”
“And so I leave this world, where the heart must either break or turn to lead (suicide note)”
Source: Chamfort: Reflections on Life, Love & Society : Together with Anecdotes and Little Philosophical Dialogues
“In living and in seeing other men, the heart must break or become as bronze.”
“Contact with the world either breaks or hardens the heart.”