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.
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
-
-
When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
But 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.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
ANATOLE FRANCE -
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
ANATOLE FRANCE