Silence is the wit of fools.

Quote by Anatole France

Topics: Silence Quotes

It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.

It is human nature to think wisely and act in an absurd fashion.

The impotence of God is infinite

The impotence of God is infinite

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...

We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very...

We live too much in books and not enough in nature, and we are very...

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.

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.

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...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and...

Distance never seperates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and...

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

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

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...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

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...

Silence is the wit of fools.

Silence is the wit of fools.

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...

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to...

If by saying that all men are born equal, you mean that they are equally...

If by saying that all men are born equal, you mean that they are equally...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...

While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...