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.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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 effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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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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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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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A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
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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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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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