History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

Quote by Anatole France

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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation.

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 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

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

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

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...

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

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

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.

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,...

Love is like a rose. It looks beautiful on the outside...but there is always pain...

Love is like a rose. It looks beautiful on the outside...but there is always pain...

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.

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

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...

Make love now, by night and by day, in winter and in summer... You are...

Make love now, by night and by day, in winter and in summer... You are...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...

Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses;...

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

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

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.