People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
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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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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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 really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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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 effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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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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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