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.
ANDRE MAUROISBusiness is a combination of war and sport.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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 most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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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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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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.
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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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 first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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 you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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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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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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