Quote by Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every sixteen hours. It's a palliative. The remedy is death.

Living is a sickness to which sleep provides relief every si

Summary

This quote suggests that the act of living is associated with suffering and discomfort, and that sleep acts as a temporary respite from this affliction. Sleep is seen as a kind of palliative or remedy for the pain of existence. However, the quote also implies that the ultimate solution to this constant turmoil is death, indicating a belief that death brings a permanent release from the hardships of life.

Topics

By Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anony

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth--anonymously and posthumously.

I urge you all today, especially today in these times of ter

I urge you all today, especially today in these times of terrorism and chaos to love yourselves without reservation and to love each other without restraint. Unless you're into leather; then by all means, use restraints.

Time Love Chaos Thetimes

Dear motorist on the information superhighway. I'm sorry I d

Dear motorist on the information superhighway. I'm sorry I do not have a car.

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

Sacred spaces can be created in any environment.

Christy Turlington

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a re

In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act.

Time Truth Thetimes

I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the

I woke up this morning, and I still don't believe I won the Daytona 500.

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.

There was no 'before' the beginning of our universe, because

There was no 'before' the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time.

I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching

I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club' and I've always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film.

The minuses of celebrity include having to live with securit

The minuses of celebrity include having to live with security and the knowledge that you may be stalked.

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distan

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but near him all appears clear, though in truth he is as much in the fog as any of them.

Benjamin Franklin

Wisdom Life Judgement Humility

Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminati

Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunities for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults.