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Anatole France Quotes
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About Anatole France
 Life: 1844 - 1924 Country:  France Profession: Writer; Anatole France (16 April 1844 - 12 October 1924), born François-Anatole Thibault, was a French author. He was born in Paris, and died in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
more... QuotationsTo accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
~ Anatole France
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. ~ Anatole France
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live. ~ Anatole France
There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant. ~ Anatole France
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance. ~ Anatole France
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one. ~ Anatole France
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. ~ Anatole France
History books that contain no lies are extremely dull. ~ Anatole France
It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly. ~ Anatole France
Ignorance is the necessary condition of life itself. If we knew everything we could not endure existence for a single hour. ~ Anatole France
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever. ~ Anatole France
Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue. ~ Anatole France
Irony is the gaity of reflection and the joy of wisdom. ~ Anatole France
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