“Ignorance and error are necessary to life, like bread and water.”

— Anatole France

L'ignorance et l'erreur sont nécessaires à la vie comme le pain et l'eau. <br class="br"> Pierre Nozière http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Pierre_Nozi%C3%A8re_-_Livre_deuxi%C3%A8me._Notes_%C3%A9crites_par_Pierre_Noziere_en_marge_de_son_gros_Plutarque. (1899), book II: Notes écrites par Pierre Nozière en marge de son gros Plutarque

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French writer 1844–1924

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