Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
ANDRE MAUROISSelf-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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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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The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
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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.
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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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An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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