The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
ANATOLE FRANCEMan is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
More Anatole France Quotes
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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Without lies, humanity would perish of despair and boredom
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If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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To be willing to die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.
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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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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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An education isn’t how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don’t.
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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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We have never heard the devil’s side of the story, God wrote all the book.
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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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Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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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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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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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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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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