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

Quote by Anatole France

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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.

Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him...

Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him...

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...

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...

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.

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,...

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.

Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.

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.

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...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

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 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.

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,...

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...

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

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.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.