Our passions are ourselves.
ANATOLE FRANCEThe average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
More Anatole France Quotes
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A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.
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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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If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
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It is not customary to love what one has
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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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In art as in love, instinct is enough.
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Suffering — how divine it is, how misunderstood! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
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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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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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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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All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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