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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
Anatole France
To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.
Anatole France
It is better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.
Anatole France
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.
Anatole France
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France
