309 Quotes by Anatole France

People who don't count won't count.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself a fool.

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.'

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

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 average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever.

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

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

Play is hand-to-hand encounter with Fate.