Anatole France
France
16 Apr 1844 // 12 Oct 1924
Writer / Poet
16 Apr 1844 // 12 Oct 1924
Writer / Poet
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We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best
Unhappiness does make people look stupid
To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe
The majestic equality of laws forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread
The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere
Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin
Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom
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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."
Essays
Essays