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
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil. – Anatole France
The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything. – Anatole France
The average man does not know what to do with this life, yet wants another one which will last forever. – Anatole France
Every man should have a library. The works of the grandest masters of literature may now be procured at prices that place them within the reach almost of the very poorest, and we may all put Parnassian singing birds into our chambers to cheer us with the sweetness of their songs. – William E.A. Axon, October 1867