Without lies humanity would perish of despair and boredom.

Author: Anatole France

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I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

The books that everybody admires are those that nobody reads.

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.

An education which does not cultivate the will is an education that depraves the mind.

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.

Just as true humor is laughter at oneself, true humanity is knowledge of oneself.

Truly great people in history never wanted to be great for themselves. All they wanted was the chance to do good for others and be close to God.

I try not to speak about all the charities and people I help, because I believe we can only be truly generous when we expect nothing in return.