We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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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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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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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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