Anatole France ( 9 of 39 )
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Nothing spoils a confession like repentance.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another.
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another.
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to read more
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple; take it and copy it
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of read more
All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.
You become a good writer just as you become a good joiner: by planing down your sentences.
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.
