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 MAUROISIf you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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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 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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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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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 marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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