Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist.
Born: April 16, 1844, Paris, France
Died: October 12, 1924, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire, France
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
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.
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
Silence is the wit of fools.
If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.
The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.
In art as in love, instinct is enough.
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.
Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.
It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.
