Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 4, ¶ 277 (1795) [tr. Mathers (1926)] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations
An intelligent man is lost if he does not add strength of character to his intelligence. [Un homme d'esprit est perdu, s'il ne joint pas à l'esprit l'énergie de caractère.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: A person of intellect, without energy added to it, is a failure. [Source (1893)] A man…
