49 quotes
French writer (1844–1924)
“The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”
"We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal."
on Life
"If fifty million people say a foolish thing it is still a foolish thing."
on Wisdom
"The law in its majestic equality forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges to beg in the streets and to steal bread."
on Truth
"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
on Ambition
"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving."
on Love
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
on Justice
"It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel. -Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924)"
"The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything."
on Emotion
"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads."
on Philosophy
"The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads."
"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."
on Education
"Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign."
"I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom."
"What we call happiness is what we do not know."
on Happiness
"Lack of understanding is a great power. Sometimes it enables men to conquer the world."
on Power
"The future is hidden even from those who make it."
"It is human nature to think wisely and to act in an absurd fashion."
"The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."
"Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign."
"Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues."
