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Tag: Anatole France

The Brain of Your Dreams

October 10, 2013October 7, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

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Curiously, when Anatole France died in 1924, doctors found that his brain was two-thirds normal size. But, said surgeon Louis Guillaume, “It was the most beautiful brain one could dream of seeing. Its convolutions were marvelous.”

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Anatole France on Foolishness

September 8, 2013September 5, 2013 ericryangrantLeave a comment

“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing.” — Anatole France

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