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Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task of constructing a personal one.

~Anatole France

Topics: Acceptance Against Believers Certain Constructing Degree Devout High Illnesses Neurosis Neurotic Personal Risk Spares Task Them Universal

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The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

~Anatole France

Topics: Admires Books Everybody Nobody Reads Those

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

~Anatole France

Topics: Done Great Love Making Religion Service Sin

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An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

~Anatole France

Topics: Cultivate Does Education Mind Which Will

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One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that is not uneasy irritates and bores me.

~Anatole France

Topics: Above Bores Charm Gives Irritates Me Men Mind One Thing Thing Thoughts Uneasy Unrest

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War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall be ready to suffer every persecution that their abstention will bring them. It is the only way to abolish war.

~Anatole France

Topics: Abolish Bring Disappear Every Men Only Part Persecution Ready Shall Suffer Take Them Violence War Way Whatever Will

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Novelist

Born: April 16th, 1844

Died: October 12th, 1924

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