It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
ANATOLE FRANCEFor the majority of people, though they do not know what to do with this life, long for another that shall have no end.
More Anatole France Quotes
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He would not stoop even to pick up the old manuscript I am going to seek with so much trouble and fatigue. And in truth man is made rather to eat ices than to pore over old texts.
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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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Our passions are ourselves.
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If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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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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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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Awaken people’s curiosity. It is enough to open minds, do not overload them. Put there just a spark.
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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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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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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.
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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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