We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
ANDRE MAUROISThere are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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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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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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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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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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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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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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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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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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