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.
ANDRE MAUROISThe 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 contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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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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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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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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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
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