The books that everybody admires are those nobody reads.
-- Anatole France
-- Anatole France
Related:
- Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my
library are books that other folks have lent to me.
Anatole... - It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.
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Anatole... - There are two kinds of books: those that no one reads and those that no one
ought to read.
H. L.... - If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.
Anatole... - Innocence, most often, is good fortune and not a virtue.
Anatole... - It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Anatole... - It is human nature to think wisely & act foolishly.
Anatole... - Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
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Anatole France (1844... - Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.
Anatole...
From the same category:
- Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.
George Bernard... - I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be
treated like cattle.
Alfred... - Someday I hope to write a book where the royalties will pay for the
copies I give away.
Clarence... - Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.
George Bernard... - I always get the better when I argue alone.
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Oliver...
