Never lend books - nobody ever returns them the only books I have in my library are those which people have lent me.

Anatole France
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More Quotes By Anatole France
  1. Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

  2. 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.

  3. To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

  4. To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

  5. Time deals gently only with those who take it gently.

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