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Inspirational Quotes by Anatole France
- A writer is rarely so well inspired as when he talks about himself.
- The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity.
- You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.
- Custom alone regulates morals.
- To die for an idea is to set a rather high price upon conjecture.
- People who don't count won't count.
- The future is a convenient place for dreams.
- It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.
- It's not by amusing oneself that one learns.
- Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned
- I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being.
- True education is the ability to discern the difference between what you do know and what you don't.
- Caress your phrase tenderly; it will end by smiling at you.
- Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream
- In order that knowledge be properly digested it must have been swallowed with a good appetite.
- Change is the essence of life.
- When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious.
- The future is hidden even from those who make it.
- The more you say, the less they remember.
- Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
- To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
- The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.
- It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
- It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
- Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task…
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- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento