Anatole France

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. ↗

— Anatole France

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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me. ↗

— Anatole France

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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal. ↗

— Anatole France

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Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness. ↗

— Anatole France

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Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil. ↗

— Anatole France

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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. ↗

— Anatole France

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A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. ↗

— Anatole France

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Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign. ↗

— Anatole France

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Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream. ↗

— Anatole France

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