To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
ANDRE MAUROISSmile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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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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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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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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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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