People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
ANDRE MAUROISThere are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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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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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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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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