Anatole France
France
16 Apr 1844 // 12 Oct 1924
Writer / Poet
16 Apr 1844 // 12 Oct 1924
Writer / Poet
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Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue
In every well-governed state, wealth is a sacred thing; in democracies it is the only sacred thing
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing
He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice
All the historical books which contain no lies are extremely tedious
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another
A writer is rarely so well inspired as when he talks about himself
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays