Silence is the wit of fools.

Quote by Anatole France

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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.

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

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

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...

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.

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

Unhappiness does make people look stupid

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

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

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

The future is a convenient place for dreams

The future is a convenient place for dreams

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

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.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that...

As for my father, few souls are less troubled. He can be simply pleased with...

As for my father, few souls are less troubled. He can be simply pleased with...

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance...

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance...

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be...

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be...