Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
ANATOLE FRANCEThe whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
More Anatole France Quotes
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Yet, every now and then, there would pass a young girl, slender, fair and desirable, arousing in young men a not ignoble desire to possess her, and stirring in old men regrets for ecstasy not seized and now forever past.
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If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their 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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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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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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Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
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He would not stoop even to pick up the old manuscript I am going to seek with so much trouble and fatigue. And in truth man is made rather to eat ices than to pore over old texts.
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I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
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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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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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