Anatole France Art Quotations

The whole art of teaching is the only 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 is contented and happy

It is well for the heart to be naive and for the mind not to be

The heart errs like the head; its errors are not any the less fatal, and we have more trouble getting free of them because of their sweetness.

Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings-admiration or pity.

The first virtue of all really great men is that they are sincere. They eradicate hypocrisy from their hearts.

The good critic is he who relates the adventures of his soul among masterpieces.

Dog! When we first met on the highway of life, we came from the two poles of creation.... What can be the meaning of the obscure love for me that has sprung up in your heart?

It is well for the heart to be naive and the mind not to be.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

In art as in love, instinct is enough.