All Anatole France Quotes
- He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice. Any
- We have drugs to make women speak, but none to keep them silent. Drug
- God forbids suicide, and is unwilling that his creatures should destroy themselves. Creatures
- The heart errs like the head; its errors are not any the less fatal, and we have more trouble getting free of them because of… Any
- A good critic is the man who describes his adventures among masterpieces. Adventure
- It is almost impossible systematically to constitute a natural moral law. Nature has no principles. She furnishes us with no reason to believe that human… Almost Impossible
- What men call civilization is the condition of present customs; what they call barbarism, the condition of past ones. Barbarism
- There is a certain impertinence in allowing oneself to be burned for an opinion. Allowing
- The Arab who built himself a hut with marbles from the temple of Palmyra is more philosophical than all the curators of the museums of… All
- A writer is rarely so well inspired as when he talks about himself. Inspirational
- We find it hard to picture to ourselves the state of mind of a man of older days who firmly believed that the Earth was… All
- The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity. Activity
- The man of science multiples the points of contact between man and nature. Contact
- Distrust even Mathematics; albeit so sublime and highly perfected, we have here a machine of such delicacy it can only work in vacuo, and one… Albeit
- Good angels are fallible ... they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies. Angel
- Never lend books, for no one ever returns them Book
- The finest words in the world are only vain sounds if you can't understand them. The best sentence? The shortest. Best
- You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences. Down
- A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so. Appear
- The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and… Becomes
- Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds; do not overload… Awaken
- Christianity has done a great deal for love by making a sin of it. Christianity
- Custom alone regulates morals. Alone
- Unhappiness does make people look stupid. Doe
- A dictionary is merely the universe arranged in alphabetical order. Alphabetical
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