Anatole France ( 10 of 39 )
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose read more
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards. -Anatole France.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.
How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in read more
How noble the law, in its majestic equality, that both the rich and poor are equally prohibited from peeing in the streets, sleeping under bridges, and stealing bread!
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
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.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel read more
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
A person is never happy except at the price of some ignorance.
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.
