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.
ANDRE MAUROISIf 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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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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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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