No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

Quote by Anatole France

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The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

The wonder is, not that the field of stars is so vast, but that man...

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...

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another...

We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another...

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,...

Only men who are not interested in women are interested in women's clothes. Men who...

Only men who are not interested in women are interested in women's clothes. Men who...

Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelingsÃ³admiration or pity.

Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelingsÃ³admiration or pity.

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...

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

Existence would be intolerable if we were never to dream.

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...

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.

All is connected...no one thing can change by itself.

All is connected...no one thing can change by itself.