Quotes by France, Anatole

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value t >>

I prefer the errors of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. >>

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural cur >>

Quotations about Irony

Irony is a disciplinarian feared only by those who do not know it, but >>

Jesus wept; Voltaire smiled. From that divine tear and from that human >>

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the >>

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

France, Anatole