All Andre Maurois Quotes
A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
Andre Maurois
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Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
Andre Maurois
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The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
Andre Maurois
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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
Andre Maurois
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
Andre Maurois
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Andre Maurois
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We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
Andre Maurois
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A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
Andre Maurois
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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
Andre Maurois
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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.
Andre Maurois in
Business
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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
Andre Maurois
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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
Andre Maurois in
Age
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
Andre Maurois
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Andre Maurois
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