The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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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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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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
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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 first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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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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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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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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