When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
ANATOLE FRANCEA person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
More Anatole France Quotes
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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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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Our passions are ourselves.
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Science neither cares to please nor to displease. She is inhuman. It is not science but poetry that charms and consoles. And that is why poetry is more necessary than science.
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All ought to be common among friends.
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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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To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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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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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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Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.
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