Anatole France

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it. ↗

— Anatole France

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Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom. ↗

— Anatole France

#despair #humanity #lies #perish #without

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. ↗

— Anatole France

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An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. ↗

— Anatole France

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To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. ↗

— Anatole France

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Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. ↗

— Anatole France

#animal #loved #part #remains #soul

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

#bread #bridges #equality #forbids #law

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life. ↗

— Anatole France

#fate #gifts #having #i #life

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be. ↗

— Anatole France

#mind #naive #well

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one. ↗

— Anatole France

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