We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
ANDRE MAUROISThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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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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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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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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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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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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