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Nicolas Chamfort was a French writer, best known for his epigrams and aphorisms.
* He was born in Clermont-Ferrand in 1741.
* He studied at the Collège des Grassins in Paris.
* He began his career as a journalist and translator.
* He was elected to the Académie française in 1781.
* He was a member of the Jacobin Club and a supporter of the French Revolution.
* He became disillusioned with the Revolution and committed suicide in 1794.
* He is considered one of the most important French writers of the 18th century.
* His work is still widely read today.