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Anatole France
An education isn't...
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate...
The faculty of...
The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not...
When a thing...
When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
Man is so...
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up...
A good critic...
A good critic is one who narrates the adventures of his mind among masterpieces.
Never lend books,...
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them. The only books I have in my library are those that other folks have...
Irony is the...
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
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I prefer the...
I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.
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It is human...
It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.
Source: In Webster's...
The average man...
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last...
The books that...
The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.
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To accomplish great...
To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only dream but also...
It is by...
It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
Source: In Webster's Electronic...
People who have...
People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way to take advantage of them.
If fifty million...
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
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An education isn't...
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate...
The faculty of...
The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not...
When a thing...
When a thing has been said and said well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.
Man is so...
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up...
A good critic...
A good critic is one who narrates the adventures of his mind among masterpieces.
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