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 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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It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
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Our passions are ourselves.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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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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For the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
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It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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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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The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.
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Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
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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 wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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