The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

Quote by Anatole France

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Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

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...

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another...

It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because...

It is only the poor who pay cash, and that not from virtue, but because...

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...

An education isnt how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

An education isnt how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best

We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best

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

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

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 books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

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...

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind...

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one...

The future is a convenient place for dreams

The future is a convenient place for dreams

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on....

A man can have sex with animals such as sheeps, cows, camels and so on....

Sex is nobody's business except the three people involved

Sex is nobody's business except the three people involved