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Anatole France Quotes - Page 4

He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.

He flattered himself on being a man without any prejudices; and this pretension itself is a very great prejudice.

Anatole France (2016). “The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard”, p.89, Anatole France

In order that knowledge be properly digested it must have been swallowed with a good appetite.

Anatole France (2016). “The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard”, p.119, Anatole France

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.

Anatole France (1923). “The Works of Anatole France in English: The opinions of Jérôme Coignard”

A tale without love is like beef without mustard: insipid.

Anatole France (2015). “The Revolt of the Angels: Works by France”, p.28, 谷月社

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

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Good angels are fallible ... they sin every day and fall from Heaven like flies.

Anatole France (2016). “The Revolt of the Angels”, p.27, Xist Publishing

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

"The Garden of Epicurus". Book by Anatole France, 1894.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

Anatole France (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Anatole France (Illustrated)”, p.120, Delphi Classics

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.

"Anatole France Himself: A Boswellian Record by His Secretary". Book by Jean-Jacques Brousson, 1925.