We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
ANDRE MAUROISModesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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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 solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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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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