ANATOLE FRANCE Quotes

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown

Anatole France

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

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.

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There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant

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Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.

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If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

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The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference.

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Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia is the principle of all progress, and the essay into a better world.

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The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them

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What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

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People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.

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If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

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Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.

Anatole France

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

Anatole France