Anatole France , born Anatole François Thibault, was a French author. He was born in Paris, and died in Tours, Indre-et-Loire.
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“The absurdity of a religious practice may be clearly demonstrated without lessening the numbers of people who indulge in it”
Anatole France
“He despises men with tenderness”
“Make love now, by night and by day, in winter and in summer... You are in the world for that and the rest of life is nothing but vanity, illusion, waste. There is only one science, love, only one riches, love, only one policy, love. To make love is all the law, and the prophets.”
“A good critic is one who narrates the adventures of his mind among masterpieces.”
“Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil.”
“No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free, no one ever will. Chance is the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.”
“History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.”
“Chance is the pseudonym God uses when He does not want to sign His name.”