A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
ANDRE MAUROISThe really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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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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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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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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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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 you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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