Anatole France , born Anatole François Thibault, was a French author. He was born in Paris, and died in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
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“To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.”
Anatole France
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.”
“People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them”
“The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.”
“He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice”
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.”
“The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere”
“The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them”
“A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.”
“Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.”