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.
ANATOLE FRANCEWhat can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance?
More Anatole France Quotes
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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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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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All changes, even the most longed for, must have their melancholy
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All ought to be common among friends.
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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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Determination. To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream. Not only plan, but also believe.
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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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In art as in love, instinct is enough.
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Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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As to the kind of truth one finds in books, it is a truth that enables us sometimes to discern what things are not, without ever enabling us to discover what they are.
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Our passions are ourselves.
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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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The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.
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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.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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