The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

— Anatole France

The future is hidden even from those who make it.

— Anatole France

The good critic is he who narrates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

— Anatole France

The history books which contain no lies are extremely tedious

— Anatole France

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.

— Anatole France

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.

— Anatole France

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.

— Anatole France

The mania of thinking renders one unfit for every activity.

— Anatole France

The poor have to labor 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 streets, and to steal bread.

— Anatole France

The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.

— Anatole France