It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
ANATOLE FRANCEBut I deny that He created the world; at the most He organised but an inferior part of it, and all that He touched bears the mark of His rough and unforeseeing touch.
More Anatole France Quotes
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It is not customary to love what one has
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All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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For the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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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.
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To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
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Armenia is dying, but it will survive. The little blood that is left is precious blood that will give birth to a heroic generation. A nation that does not want to die, does not die.
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Our passions are ourselves.
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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 lent me.
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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 do know and what you don’t.
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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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