Anatole France on equality
Anatole France60 quotes“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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Anatole FranceAnatole France To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
Anatole FranceAnatole France Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole FranceAnatole France Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
Anatole FranceAnatole France 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.
Anatole FranceAnatole France It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
Anatole FranceAnatole France All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
Anatole FranceAnatole France We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
Anatole FranceAnatole France The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
Anatole FranceAnatole France All ought to be common among friends.
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