People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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 effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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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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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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 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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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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