French novelist, journalist and poet, Anatole France (1844-1924), was elected to the AcadĂ©mie Française and won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature. Best known for the novels âLe Crime de Sylvestre Bonnardâ (1881) and âLa RĂŽtisserie de la Reine PĂ©dauqueâ (1893), he was a prolific writer responsible for many famous sayings, including "If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing," and "Nine tenths of education is encouragement."
This is collection is a compilation of Anatole Franceâs most celebrated quotes.
Anatole France, a pseudonym for Jacques Anatole Thibault (1844-1924), was a French novelist, journalist and poet. He was elected to the AcadĂ©mie française and won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his "brilliant literary achievements." France achieved his first commercial success with the novel âLe Crime de Sylvestre Bonnardâ (1881) and published his most celebrated work, âLa RĂŽtisserie de la Reine PĂ©dauqueâ ('At the Sign of the Reine PĂ©dauque') in 1893. His many other works include, 'Le Puits de Sainte Claireâ (1895) ('The Well of Saint Claire') âLe Lys rougeâ (1894) ('The Red Lily'), âLa RĂ©volte des Angesâ (1914) ('The Revolt of the Angels') and a biography of Joan of Arc (1908).