The whole art of teaching is only the art of awake... -Anatole France

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 , Novelist
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Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921 for his literary works. France's novels and essays explored social and political themes, and his writing reflected his skepticism toward established institutions. His contributions to literature have made him a significant figure in French literary history.

Anatole France Quotes to Explore

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe....
What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to ma...
Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign....
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened....
The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in ...
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....
The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards....
To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all....
If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads....
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil....

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I wanted to be a landscape architect, but I trained as a teacher; I worked in publishing; I was a waitress....
I was a teacher most of my life, which I loved. I had a very happy working life, and when I retired, I thought I must do something, and I've always re...
I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics....
I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with ...
I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of p...
I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer...
Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the...
My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a substitute teacher. Together, th...
My daughter became a teacher right out of college....
A lot of moms give their kids line reads. My mom wasn't put in that position because I always had an acting teacher helping with the feelings rather t...