There are very honest people who do not think that... -Anatole France

There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

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.

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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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If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun....
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal....
Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident....
To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination....
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions....
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been o...
No sanction can stand against ignited minds....
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me....
Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities....
Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want....