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Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
Anatole France
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Anatole France
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: April 16
Died: 1924
Died: October 12
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God, conquered, will become Satan Satan, conquering, will become God. May the fates spare me this terrible lot I love the Hell which formed my genius. I love the Earth where I have done some good, if it be possible to do any good in this fearful world where beings live but by rapine.
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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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Change is the essence of life.
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Truth possesses within herself a penetrating force, unknown alike to error and falsehood. I say 'truth' and you understand my meaning. For the beautiful words truth and justice need not to be defined in order to be understood in their true sense.
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The law in its majesty prohibits rich and poor alike from sleeping under bridges.
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It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.
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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.
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Suffering... We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
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We chase dreams and embrace shadows.
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In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.
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When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
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A simple style is like white light. Although complex, it does not appear to be so.
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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it.
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What we call happiness is what we do not know.
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If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
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