All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast

Quote by Andre Maurois

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Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your...

If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All...

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love...

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...

Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world

Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world

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...

In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people

In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

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...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

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.

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...

No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.

No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the...

And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the...

Probably the most dangerous and powerful industrialist of our age. [About Bill Gates]

Probably the most dangerous and powerful industrialist of our age. [About Bill Gates]

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.