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Custom alone regulates morals.
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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The Arab who built himself a hut with marbles from the temple of Palmyra is more philosophical than all the curators of the museums of London, Paris, and Munich.
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I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being.
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When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious.
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The more you say, the less they remember.
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If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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It is by believing in roses that you make them bloom.
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For every monarchy overthrown the sky becomes less brilliant, because it loses a star. A republic is ugliness set free.
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