An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
ANDRE MAUROISMen and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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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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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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