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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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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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

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 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...

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...

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literature bores me, especially great literature

Literature bores me, especially great literature

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love

Quotations, like much better things, has its abuses

Quotations, like much better things, has its abuses