Explore Quotes by Anatole France

People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.

Change is the essence of life.

In order that knowledge be properly digested it must have been swallowed with a good appetite.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

What we call strategy is mainly just crossing rivers on bridges and passing mountains though cols.

There are no bad books any more than there are ugly women.

Play is hand-to-hand encounter with Fate.

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

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?

Those who have given themselves the most concern about the happiness of peoples have made their neighbors very miserable.

Caress your phrase tenderly; it will end by smiling at you.

Dictionary: The universe in alphabetical order.

Until you have loved an animal, part of your soul will have remained dormant.

True education is the ability to discern the difference between what you do know and what you don't.

I cling to my imperfection, as the very essence of my being.

An old philosopher said to Monsieur Coignard, a Reverend Father: 'You are a pig!' To which Abad Coignard answered: 'You flatter me, sir. But unfortunately, I'm only a man.'

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.]

The dog is a religious animal. In his savage state he worships the moon and the lights that float upon the waters. These are his gods to whom he appeals at night with long-drawn howls.

Universal peace will be realized, not because man will become better, but because a new order of things, a new science, new economic necessities, will impose peace.

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

It's not by amusing oneself that one learns.