Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
ANDRE MAUROIS
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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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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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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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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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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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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