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

Quote by Andre Maurois

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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...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

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...

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.

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

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...

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...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

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...

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.

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...

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...

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of...

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of...

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

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

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

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a...

Above all, we are coming to understand that the arts incarnate the creativity of a...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Politics is the art of preventing people from sticking their noses in things that are...

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...

Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they...