To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
ANATOLE FRANCEAll ought to be common among friends.
More Anatole France Quotes
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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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When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
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All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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We have never heard the devil’s side of the story, God wrote all the book.
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Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
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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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The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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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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What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?
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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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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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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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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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