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.
ANATOLE FRANCEWe should adopt his principles and govern men as they are and not as what we’d like them to be.
More Anatole France Quotes
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Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.
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It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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Our passions are ourselves.
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Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.
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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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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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All ought to be common among friends.
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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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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.
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The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
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To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
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