There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

Quote by Andre Maurois

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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as...

In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as...

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to...

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by...

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous...

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

Being a part of both organizations, there is no comparison in the two organizations. This...

Being a part of both organizations, there is no comparison in the two organizations. This...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

One of the first businesses of a sensible man is to know when he is...

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody...

I learned in business that you had to be very careful when you told somebody...