Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
ANDRE MAUROISA happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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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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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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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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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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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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