Anatole France Quotes

Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and successful novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament". ...more

Birth: April 16, 1844 - Death: October 12, 1924

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

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

Topic(s): Art , Soul , Literature

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.

Topic(s): Book , Motivational , Literature

A dictionary is merely the universe arranged in alphabetical order.

Topic(s): Order , Universe , Dictionary

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

Topic(s): Life , Literature , Water

It is remarkable how great an influence our clothes have on our moral state.

Topic(s): States , Moral , Influence

Custom alone regulates morals.

Topic(s): Moral , Morality , Customs

There is a certain impertinence in allowing oneself to be burned for an opinion.

Topic(s): Certain , Moral , Opinion

Dog! When we first met on the highway of life, we came from the two poles of creation…. What can be the meaning of the obscure love for me that has sprung up in your heart?

Topic(s): Heart , Firsts , Two

All the good writers of confessions, from Augustine onwards, are men who are still a little in love with their sins.

Topic(s): Men , Littles , Stills

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown.

Topic(s): Ability , Talent , Oneself

A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance. [The ability to focus on positives and distract your mind from negatives for at least a time is a necessary skill for being happy.]

Topic(s): Mind , Persons , Ability

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