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

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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
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: "That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from..."
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind..."
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself..."
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which..."
Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but..."
The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man has measured it. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once..."
Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. Anatole France
Anatole France quote: "The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity."
The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity. Anatole France

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