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1844 - France was born in Paris, France on April 16, 1844.
1864 - Studied at the College Stanislaus and upon graduating he helped his father by working at his bookstore.
1870 - France was able to get the position of a cataloguer at Bacheline-Deflorenne and at Lemerre.
1876 - Appointed as a librarian for the French Senate.
1885 - Published "My Friend's Book" (Le Livre de mon ami), an autobiographical novel
1888-1892 - Became the literary critic of the newspaper Le Temps. His reviews were collected in four volumes under the title "On Life and Letters" (La Vie litteraire).
1893 - Published his most celebrated novel, "At the Sign of the Reine Pedauque" (La Rotisserie de la Reine Pedauque), about the life in eighteenth century France.
1896-1901 - France was elected to the French Academy. He wrote the History Contemporary (Histoire contemporaine), which comprises of prose works, is one of France's most famous creations.
1921 - Nominated and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1924 - France died in Indre-et-Loire, France on October 12, 1924.
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- "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't."
- "One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past or in complaining against the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the essence of life."
- "The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."
- "The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
- "To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not only plan but also believe."
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