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Anatole France Quotes

Anatole France quotes about life

French Novelist, Writer April 16, 1844 – October 12, 1924

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You see, Dimitri and I, we are both suffering from ennui! We have still the match-boxes. But at last one gets tired even of match-boxes. Besides, our collection will soon be complete. And then what are we going to do?"'Oh, Madame!' I exclaimed, touched by the moral unhappiness of this pretty person, 'if you only had a son, then you would know what to do. You would then learn the purpose of your life, and your thoughts would become at once more serious and yet more cheerful.''But I have a... Anatole France
Alas!' replied Matre Mouche, 'she must be trained to take her part in the struggle of life. One does not come into this world simply to amuse oneself, and to do just what one pleases.''One comes into this world,' I responded, rather warmly, 'to enjoy what is beautiful and what is good, and to do as one pleases, when the things one wants to do are noble, intelligent, and generous. An education which does not cultivate the will, is an education that depraves the mind. It is a teacher's duty to... Anatole France
For a man’s life would become intolerable, if he knew what was going to happen to him. He would be made aware of future evils, and would suffer their agonies in advance, while he would get no joy of present blessings since he would know how they would end. Ignorance is the necessary condition of human happiness, and it has to be admitted that on the whole mankind observes that condition well. We are almost entirely ignorant of ourselves; absolutely of others. In ignorance, we find our bliss;... Anatole France
I awaited Signor Polizzi's reply with ill-contained impatience. I could not even remain quiet; I would make sudden nervous gestures - open books and violent close them again. One day I happened to upset a book with my elbow - a volume of Morri. Hamilcar, who was washing himself, suddenly stopped, and looked angrily at me, with his paw over his ear. Was this the tumultuous existence he must expect under my roof? Had there not been a tacit understanding between us that we should live a peaceful... Anatole France
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. Anatole France
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. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn..."
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we yearn for another that will be eternal. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want..."
We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me..."
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water."
Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "The average man, who does not know what to do with his life,..."
The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming,..."
The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything. Anatole France

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