Memorable Quotes and quotations from Anatole FranceAnatole France French novelist (1844 - 1924)Anatole France - - A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. Anatole France - - Nothing spoils a confession like repentance. Anatole France - - To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe. Anatole France - - It is by acts and not by ideas that people live. Anatole France - - The average man does not know what to do with his life, yet wants another one which will last forever. Anatole France - - If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Anatole France - - All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France - - The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you cannot understand them. Anatole France - - Never lend books - nobody ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me. Anatole France - - Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his work. Anatole France - - It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly. Anatole France - - People who have no faults are terrible; there is no way to take advantage of them Anatole France - The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard - The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France - - If a million people say a foolish thing, is it still a foolish thing. Anatole France - - The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. Anatole France - - The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. Anatole France - - To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act. Anatole France - - To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France - - When a thing has been said, and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Anatole France - The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard - People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them. Anatole France - - To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture. Anatole France - - All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France - Revolt of the Angels - To die for an idea is to place a pretty high price upon conjectures. Anatole France - - All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France - - The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread. Anatole France - - The impotence of God is infinite. Anatole France - - When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. Anatole France - - Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream. Anatole France - - If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Anatole France - The Red Lily, 1894, chapter 7 - The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. Anatole France - - It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot. Anatole France - The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard - Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. Anatole France - - A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. |
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