The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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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 difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know 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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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
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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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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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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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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
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