The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISThe true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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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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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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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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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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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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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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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