Never lend books, for no one ever returns them. The only books I have in my library are those that other folks have lent me. – Anatole France
An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind. – Anatole France
It is almost impossible systematically to constitute a natural moral law. Nature has no principles. She furnishes us with no reason to believe that human life is to be respected. Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil. – Anatole France
The duty of literature is to note what counts, and to light up what is suited to the light. If it ceases to choose and to love, it becomes like a woman who gives herself without preference. – Anatole France