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.
ANDRE MAUROISSelf-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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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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