Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
ANDRE MAUROISThere are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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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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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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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 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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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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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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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
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