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without-a-family-man-alone-in-the-world-trembles-with-the-cold
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there-are-certain-persons-for-whom-pure-truth-is-a-poison
if-in-new-york-you-arrive-late-for-an-appointment-say-i-took-a-taxi
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in-literature-as-in-love-we-are-astonished-at-what-is-chosen-by-others
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
style-is-the-hallmark-of-a-temperament-stamped-upon-the-material-at-hand
modesty-and-unselfishness-these-are-the-virtues-which-men-praise-and-pass-by
to-be-witty-is-not-enough-one-must-possess-sufficient-wit-to-avoid-having-too-much-of-it
if-you-create-an-act-you-create-a-habit-if-you-create-a-habit-you-create-a-character-if-you-create-a-character-you-create-a-destiny
talk-of-nothing-but-business-and-dispatch-that-business-quickly
conversation-would-be-vastly-improved-by-the-constant-use-of-four-simple-words-i-do-not-know
in-literature-as-in-love-we-are-astonished-at-the-choice-made-by-other-people
all-of-us-from-time-to-time-need-a-plunge-into-freedom-and-novelty-after-which-routine-and-discipline-will-seem-delightful-by-contrast
only-passions-can-raise-man-above-level-animal-andre-maurois
the-art-growing-old-is-art-being-regarded-by-oncoming-generations-as-support-not-as-stumblingblock-andre-maurois
The reputation of a Don Juan gives to a man the most dangerous power. Wise virgins resist it, but foolish virgins frequently yield to the desire to take a celebrated lover from a rival - even from a friend. This emotion is a complex one, mad up of vanity, respect for another woman's taste, and the need to establish self-assurance by winning a difficult victory. Don Juan chose his first mistresses; later he was chosen.
Andre Maurois
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when-you-become-used-to-never-being-alone-you-may-consider-yourself-americanised-andre-maurois
love-born-anxiety-resembles-thorn-shaped-that-efforts-to-pull-it-out-ones-flesh-merely-cause-it-to-penetrate-more-deeply-therein-andre-maurois
Among the idle rich, boredom is one of the most common causes of unhappiness. People who have difficulty in earning their living may suffer greatly, but they are not bored. Wealthy men and women become bored when they depend upon the theater for their enjoyment instead of making their own lives interesting.
Andre Maurois
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the-reading-fine-book-is-uninterrupted-dialogue-in-which-book-speaks-our-soul-replies-andre-maurois
two-human-beings-anchored-to-one-another-are-like-two-ships-shaken-by-waves-their-carcases-collide-with-one-another-creak-andre-maurois
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.
Andre Maurois
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![Happiness is never there to stay [... ] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude. -Andre Maurois](/quotes/1081853-happiness-is-never-there-to-stay-happiness-is-merely-respite-offered-by-inquietude-andre-maurois.jpg "Happiness is never there to stay [... ] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude. -Andre Maurois")
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![[... ] marriage is one thing, and love is another... You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques... -Andre Maurois](/quotes/1082193-marriage-is-one-thing-love-is-another-you-need-to-have-solid-canvas-nobody-stops-you-to-weave-arabesques-andre-maurois.jpg "[... ] marriage is one thing, and love is another... You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques... -Andre Maurois")
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 cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.)
The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.
Andre Maurois
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every-ten-years-you-should-delete-from-your-mind-few-ideas-that-your-experience-has-proven-to-be-false-andre-maurois
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A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the flowers, the few flowers, which brought sweetness into a life, and present it as an offering to an accomplished destiny. It is the dying refrain of a completed song, the final verse of a finished poem.
Andre Maurois
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Marriage is not something that can be accomplished all at once; it has to be constantly reaccomplished. A couple must never indulge in idle tranquility with the remark: "The game is won; let's relax." The game is never won. The chances of life are such that anything is possible. Remember what the dangers are for both sexes in middle age. A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
Andre Maurois
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It is often said that in prosperity we have many friends, but that we are usually neglected when things go badly. I disagree. Not only do malicious people flock about us in order to witness our ruin, but other unfortunates as well, who have been kept away by our happiness, and now feel close to us on account of our troubles.
Andre Maurois
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we-appreciate-frankness-from-those-who-like-us-frankness-from-others-is-called-insolence-andre-maurois
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sincerity-is-glass-discretion-is-diamond-andre-maurois
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![[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques... -Andre Maurois](/quotes/1651526-marriage-is-one-thing-love-is-anotheryou-need-to-have-solid-canvas-nobody-stops-you-to-weave-arabesques-andre-maurois.jpg "[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques... -Andre Maurois")
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Stupidity is a factor to be reckoned with in human affairs. The true leader always expects to encounter it, and prepares to endure it patiently so long as it is normal stupidity. He knows that his ideas will be distorted, his orders carelessly executed; and that there will be jealousy among his assistants. He takes these inevitable phenomena into account, and instead of attempting to find men without faults, who are non-existent, he tries to make use of the best men at his disposal - as they are, and not as they ought to be.
Andre Maurois
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 cannot resolve in action.)
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above-all-things-never-be-afraid-the-enemy-who-forces-you-to-retreat-is-himself-afraid-you-at-that-moment-andre-maurois
in-discussion-difficulty-lies-not-in-being-able-to-defend-your-opinion-but-to-know-it-andre-maurois
the-difficult-part-in-argument-is-not-to-defend-ones-opinion-but-rather-to-know-it
lost-illusion-is-undisclosed-title-every-novel
