Anatole France

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that one's presence is an act of rebellion."

"Truth is inaccurate."

"Suffering is the price of consciousness."

"The beauty of a flower fades, but the memory of it blooms forever."

"Without passion, we are but hollow vessels."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality ought to be."

"I love the dear birds and beasts dearly, but I love mankind more."

"To die for an idea is to place a pretty high price upon conjecture."

"The destiny of nations depends on the nourishment of the soil."

"We progress to adore things we once despised, and despise things we once adored."

"Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say."

"The sceptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates."

"Knowing is not enough, we must apply; willing is not enough, we must do."

"The only way to be honest with yourself is to question everything."

"Artists create illusions which reveal truth."

"A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal."

"The past is not dead; it is not even past."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"In every heart there is a spark of divine fire."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"Patriotism is not the hate of other nations, but the love of your own."

"Justice is the means by which established injustices are sanctioned."

"Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life."

"The only real wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

"Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes."

"The world will be conquered by those who refuse to be conquered by it."

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."