When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it

Quote by Anatole France

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Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia...

Without the utopians of other times, men would still live in caves, miserable and naked;...utopia...

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

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...

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

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

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,...

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

Of all the sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

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

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

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to...

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...

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain...

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.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven...

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing...

Seeing quotes and thinking, oh thank god im not the only one!

Seeing quotes and thinking, oh thank god im not the only one!

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning....

Quotations help us remember the simple yet profound truths that give life perspective and meaning....