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.
ANDRE MAUROISModesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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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 marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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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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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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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 first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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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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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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