Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Quote by Anatole France

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Unhappiness does make people look stupid

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

A rose without thorns is like love without heartbreak; it doesn't make sense.

A rose without thorns is like love without heartbreak; it doesn't make sense.

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.

The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law,...

The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law,...

Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.

Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.

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

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

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

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

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

All the historical books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

All the historical books which contain no lies are extremely tedious.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of...

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,...

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

War will disappear only when men shall take no part whatever in violence and shall...

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed; contemplating...

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men

War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men