Anatole France

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a read more

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

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that I was no longer a read more

It was one of the deadliest and heaviest feelings of my life to feel that I was no longer a boy. From that moment I began to grow old in my own esteem -and in my esteem age is not estimable.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

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

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

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg read more

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.