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It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion.
Anatole France
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Anatole France
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: April 16
Died: 1924
Died: October 12
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The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.
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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
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Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.
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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 life is to be respected. Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.
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When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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That child whose mother has never smiled upon him is worthy neither of the table of the gods nor the couch of the goddesses.
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America, where thanks to Congress, there are forty million laws to enforce the Ten Commandments.
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The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.
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The future is a convenient place for dreams.
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Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose. One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past nor in complaining about the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the very essence of life.
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Yet, every now and then, there would pass a young girl, slender, fair and desirable, arousing in young men a not ignoble desire to possess her, and stirring in old men regrets for ecstasy not seized and now forever past.
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Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
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The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
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It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
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What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.
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It is by believing in roses that you make them bloom.
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Play is hand-to-hand encounter with Fate.
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A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for at least a time is a necessary skill for being happy.]
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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 to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference.
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