Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 "Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées]," ch. 2, ¶ 113 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 91] - Chamfort, Nicolas | WIST Quotations
Life is a disease temporarily relieved every sixteen hours, by sleep. The complete cure: death. [Vivre est une maladie dont le sommeil nous soulage toutes les seize heures. C’est un palliatif. La Mort est le remède.] (Source (French)). Alternate translations: Life is a malady in which sleep soothes us every…
