The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
ANATOLE FRANCEWe do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
More Anatole France Quotes
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Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.
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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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Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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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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Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
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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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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
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To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.
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We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal.
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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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To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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