All Andre Maurois Quotes
If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.
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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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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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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. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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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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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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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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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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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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