Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his work.

Quote by Anatole France

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It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you...

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

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

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

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown

It is in the ability to deceive oneself that the greatest talent is shown

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in...

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down...

You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down...

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.

One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind...

One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind...

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy...

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy...

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value...

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...

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.