To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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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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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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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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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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