There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
ANDRE MAUROISThe true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
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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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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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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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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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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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People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
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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 really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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