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Anatole France on Mother's Day

1844–1924 France

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Satan found pleasure in praise and in the exercise of his grace; he loved to hear his wisdom and his power belauded.

The Revolt of the Angels (1914)

Already his vast shadow shed upon the unhappy planet a shade soft as a night of love.

The Revolt of the Angels (1914)

Un conte sans amour est comme du boudin sans moutarde; c’est chose insipide.

Lovers who love truly do not write down their happiness.

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881)

Christianity has done a great deal for love by making it a sin.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anatole France (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.