When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it

Quote by Anatole France

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To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

I would define a book as a work of magic whence escape, all kinds of...

I would define a book as a work of magic whence escape, all kinds of...

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very...

We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very...

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

A woman must decide between a man who women like, and then have no security,...

A woman must decide between a man who women like, and then have no security,...

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

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

The future is a convenient place for dreams

The future is a convenient place for dreams

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

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

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

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is...

The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is...

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and...

Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and...

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

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

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

I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star...I want people...

I used to walk down the street like I was a fucking star...I want people...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated...