More from Anatole France
When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it.
- The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), Pt. II, ch. 4
To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.
Discours de réception, Séance De L’académie Française (introductory speech at a session of the French Academy), 24th December 1896, on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal.
