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Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He'd rather not sign His own name.
Anatole France
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Anatole France
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: April 16
Died: 1924
Died: October 12
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Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.
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Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.
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For the majority of people , though they do not know what to do with this life , long for another that shall have no end .
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We have drugs to make women speak, but none to keep them silent.
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One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that is not uneasy irritates and bores me.
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What we call happiness is what we do not know.
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Do not try to satisfy your vanity by teaching a great many things. Awaken people's curiosity. It is enough to open minds do not overload them. Put there just a spark. If there is some good inflammable stuff, it will catch fire.
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When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious.
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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.
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Without the Utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked. It was Utopians who traced the lines of the first City.....Out of generous dreams come beneficial realities. Utopia is the principle of all progress, and the essay into a better future.
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