309 Quotes by Anatole France

Quanto aos romanos, não eram essencialmente militares, pois que fizeram conquistas vantajosas e duráveis, ao contrário dos verdadeiros militares, que tomam tudo e nada conservam, como os franceses.

That child whose mother has never smiled upon him is worthy neither of the table of the gods nor the couch of the goddesses.

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

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

The power of love itself weakens and gradually becomes lost with age, like all the other energies of man.

In truth man is made rather to eat ices than to pore over old texts.

It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.

It is not easy to be a pretty woman without causing mischief.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.