“It is by acts and not by ideas that people live.”
Source: The Works of Anatole France in English: My friend's book
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Famous Anatole France Quotes
“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.”
“We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best.”
Source: The Revolt of the Angels
“It is by acts, and not by ideas, that people ensure the bar down the street cannot have a patio.”
“People who have no weaknesses are terrible; there is no way of taking advantage of them.”
Source: The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
“Unhappiness does make people look stupid.”
Source: The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard: Works by France
Source: The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard