A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
ANDRE MAUROISIf 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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Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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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 true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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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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 most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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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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