The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
ANDRE MAUROISThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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.
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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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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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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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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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