There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant. – Anatole France
We reproach people for talking about themselves but it is the subject they treat best. – 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
The poor have to labour 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