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Caress your phrase tenderly it will end by smiling at you.

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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
François-Anatole Thibault
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People who have no weaknesses are terrible there is no way of taking advantage of them.
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Man is a rational animal. He can think up a reason for anything he wants to believe.
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If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity.
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I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being.
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