Man is summed up in Art. All the rest is moonshine.
ANATOLE FRANCETime deals gently only with those who take it gently.
More Anatole France Quotes
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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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We should adopt his principles and govern men as they are and not as what we’d like them to be.
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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 books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
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When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
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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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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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If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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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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People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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To know is nothing at all; to imagine is everything.
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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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