Anatole France

If 50 million people say a foolish thing,
it's still a foolish thing.

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom.

If 50 million people say a foolish thing,  it's still a foolish thing.

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

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

It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

Unhappiness does make people look stupid.

We have drugs to make women speak, but none to keep them silent.

To die for an idea is to set a rather high price on conjecture.