No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
ANDRE MAUROISA contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
More Andre Maurois Quotes
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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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Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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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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If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
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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 difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
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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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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
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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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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
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The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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