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In order that knowledge be properly digested it must have been swallowed with a good appetite.
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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Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.
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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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The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.
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We thank God for having created this world, and praise Him for having made another, quite different one, where the wrongs of this one are corrected.
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God forbids suicide, and is unwilling that his creatures should destroy themselves.
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The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.
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