Anatole France

Anatole France (French: [anatɔl fʁɑ̃s]; born François-Anatole Thibault, [frɑ̃swa anatɔl tibo]; 16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of his brilliant literary achievements, characterized as they are by a nobility of style, a profound human sympathy, grace, and a true Gallic temperament".

France is also widely believed to be the model for narrator Marcel's literary idol Bergotte in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time.

Early years

The son of a bookseller, France spent most of his life around books. France was a bibliophile. His father's bookstore, called the Librairie France, specialized in books and papers on the French Revolution and was frequented by many notable writers and scholars of the day. Anatole France studied at the Collège Stanislas, a private Catholic school, and after graduation he helped his father by working in his bookstore. After several years he secured the position of cataloguer at Bacheline-Deflorenne and at Lemerre. In 1876 he was appointed librarian for the French Senate.

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Gacad: A letter for my furbaby in heaven (Zavannah)

Sun Star 25 Sep 2018

DURING these times of sorrow, particularly with the numerous reported deaths and destruction wrought by Typhoon Ompong, we commiserate with our kababayans who may have lost a loved one(s). Although, maybe, fairly unpopular, we also sympathize and condole with those who may have lost their pets because of the storm ... My dearest little angel, ... Mommy. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France....

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It is always worth repeating

The Daily Journal 24 Sep 2018

PHS/SPCA volunteer Lynette B. just sent me her two favorite animal-related quotes, and they are worth sharing. From Anatole France, “Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” From St. Francis of Assisi, “Not to hurt our humble brethren the animals is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission. to be of service to them whenever they require it.” ... ....

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Dispatches from Skip Gorman's Audioblog: Special Deliverance

The Daily Independent - Ridgecrest 11 Sep 2018

Here’s another weekly potpourri of thoughts and observations about breaking news and Valley things both great and small . .–"In Art as in Love, instinct is enough."— Anatole France–"It’s all in the eye of the beholder." This must be my inner repeating mantra when I’m in a tight creative loop ... ....

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Right On: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools

St George News 07 Sep 2018

OPINION — My title comes from one of the Apostle Paul’s epistles, Romans 1.22, but surely applies today. Americans on the far left are among the most highly educated and knowledgeable people in the country. Yet most of us are flabbergasted at the foolish things they do and say. “Wisdom ... Knowledge isn’t enough ... She wrote.. “All cultures are not equal ... “If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” – Anatole France....

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Teachers Day Quotes: 20 quotes by famous authors that celebrate and honour teachers

The Times of India 04 Sep 2018

The role of a teacher in our life is an important one as they lay the foundations in growing up years. At times they appear to be tough on us, but it's only for our betterment as they ultimately try to mould, shape and chisel our raw talents and potentials, and help us fight our fears and weaknesses. A teacher's role is not only to impart knowledge to their students but to also inspire and encourage us ... 1 ... 2 ... - Anatole France. 3 ... 4 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9....

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Love at First Sight: Old Man Adopts Dog

CounterPunch 24 Aug 2018

Sebastopol, California. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”. — Anatole France. Searching for a dog, I recently visited three animal shelters. At the final one, I saw a dog that I instantly connected to. I consulted with my friend Debbie Melmon and decided to adopt her—one of the best decisions in my 73-years. Or was it she who adopted me, as we gazed deeply into each other’s brown eyes? ... ....

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Congo-Brazzaville:L'autisme - Une maladie encore peu connue au Congo

All Africa 05 Aug 2018

L'anomalie dont sont victimes beaucoup d'enfants dans le pays a �t� au centre de l'�change, le 2 ao�t � Brazzaville, entre le ministre de l'Enseignement primaire, secondaire et de l'alphab�tisation, Anatole Collinet Makosso; l'ambassadeur de France au Congo, Bertrand Cochery; la d�l�gation de l'association Aide m�dicale et d�veloppement; ainsi que la coordonnatrice de l'�cole sp�ciale � Case Saint-Dominique � .......

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Building Main Street, not Wall Street: Fun with innovation and change

Muskogee Phoenix 20 Jun 2018

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney. Over the many years I have been writing various columns on change, innovation, community, revitalization and so forth. It seems that one common element of feedback revolves around the quotes I choose to utilize ... Those two words are understood by few and enacted by even fewer yet. Newby ... “To accomplish great things we must dream as well as act.” – Anatole France ... Why not lead the charge?....

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Have fun with innovation and change

Tahlequah Daily Press 16 Jun 2018

"If you can dream it, you can do it" - Walt Disney. Over the many years, I have been writing various columns on change, innovation, community, revitalization and so forth. It seems that one common element of feedback revolves around the quotes I use. I figured I would devote this column to a few quotes that convey thoughts relating to change and innovation ... "To accomplish great things we must dream as well as act" - Anatole France ... ....

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NFL owners are stifling speech, but it’s not called “no-platforming” when you’re rich and own ...

Vox 25 May 2018

Michael Jordan of the Charlotte Bobcats ... An old quip by Anatole France notes that “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.” By the same token, the rich and the poor alike have the right to buy a chain of local television news stations or NFL franchises, but in practice, only the rich actually can control the flow of information ... ....

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QUOTES

The Newberry News 23 May 2018

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 The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James ... ....

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Bernard Lewis: 100 Years in the Making

Cleveland Jewish News 22 May 2018

As three commercial airliners crashed into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on the orders of Osama bin Laden, Lewis’s What Went Wrong? The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East was in galleys, almost ready for press. It became a major best seller. With the publication the next year of The Crisis of Islam ... On the speculative nature of reconstructing the past, he quotes Anatole France’s praise of a certain scholar ... ....

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Home Again: Dream a little dream...

Olean Times Herald 21 May 2018

Each year during graduation season, stories surface about special graduates. I heard one the other day on a radio broadcast. A 92-year old woman was to receive a business degree from a community college. When asked what prompted. her to go back to school, she said, “I felt I still had something to learn.”. Don’t we all? ... Is it really too late? ... The writer Anatole France said, “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” ... ....

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