The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.
ANDRE MAUROISLost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations.
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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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