The art of education is an art to awaken curiosity in young souls, and then to satisfy it.

Source: Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard (1881), part 2, chapter 4, page: 198. Complete Quote: The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards; and curiosity itself can be vivid and wholesome only in proportion as the mind Read More…

Sooner or later, curiosity becomes a sin; that is why the devil is always on the side of scientists.

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

Source: Anatole France, Introductory speech at a session of the French Academy, 24th December 1896, on Ferdinand de Lesseps’ work on the Suez Canal. Original Quote in French: Pour accomplir de grandes choses il ne suffit pas d’agir il faut rêver; il ne suffit pas de calculer, il faut croire.

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