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The man of science multiples the points of contact between man and nature.
Anatole France
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Anatole France
Age: 80 †
Born: 1844
Born: April 16
Died: 1924
Died: October 12
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Jacques François-Anatole Thibault
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It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be.
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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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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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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
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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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