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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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...

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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...

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.

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...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...