Quotes by Andre Maurois

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

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

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

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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

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

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

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