Whatever one may do, one is always alone in the world.
ANATOLE FRANCEThe wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
More Anatole France Quotes
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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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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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If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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All ought to be common among friends.
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To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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As to the kind of truth one finds in books, it is a truth that enables us sometimes to discern what things are not, without ever enabling us to discover what they are.
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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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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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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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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
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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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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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