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

Quote by Andre Maurois

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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

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...

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...

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...

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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...

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.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

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...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked.

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

Two may keep counsel, putting one away

Two may keep counsel, putting one away