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 MAUROISWe owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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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 difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
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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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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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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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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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