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I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

~Anatole France

Topics: Enthusiasm Folly Indifference Prefer Wisdom

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It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because they are refused credit.

~Anatole France

Topics: Because Cash Credit Only Pay Poor Refused Virtue Who

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I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

~Anatole France

Topics: Born Fate Gifts Having Life Made Me Poor Poverty Taught Thank True True Value Useful Value

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No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

~Anatole France

Topics: Chance Did Ever Free God Government He Ought Press Sign Want Where Will Without

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The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

~Anatole France

Topics: Adventures Among Critic Good He His Masterpieces Relates Soul Who

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That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

~Anatole France

Topics: Anything Events Fears Future Hopes Man Neither Nor Prudent Uncertain Who

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Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.

~Anatole France

Topics: Books Ever Folks Left Lend Library Me Never Only Other Returns Them

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Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

~Anatole France

Topics: Dream Existence Intolerable Never Were Would

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Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

~Anatole France

Topics: Bread Error Ignorance Life Like Necessary Water

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What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

~Anatole France

Topics: Able Art Chance Come Could Earth Fabric Foolish Heaven Make More Rare Skill Than Think Oyster

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Novelist

Born: April 16th, 1844

Died: October 12th, 1924

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