To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all.
Anatole France

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
Anatole France

An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.
Anatole France

It is better to understand little than to misunderstand a lot.
Anatole France

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
Anatole France

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Anatole France

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.
Anatole France