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Andre Maurois Quotes

We don't love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we we her Picture Quote #1

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain Picture Quote #1

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it Picture Quote #1

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it Picture Quote #1

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Like a bird, when his cage is opened, stays on his perch, dazzled by freedom, the postponed traveler does not see that his cage, with its bars of anxiety, it is open Picture Quote #1

Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late Picture Quote #1

It is not events and the things one sees and enjoys that produce happiness, but a state of mind which can endow events with its own quality, and we must hope for the duration of this state rather than the recurrence of pleasurable events Picture Quote #1

Every ten years you should delete from your mind a few ideas that your experience has proven to be false Picture Quote #1

A great man’s manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste Picture Quote #1

Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment Picture Quote #1

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A friend loves you for your intelligence, a mistress for your charm, but your family’s love is unreasoning; you were born into it and are of its flesh and blood. Nevertheless it can irritate you more than any group of people in the world Picture Quote #1

The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies Picture Quote #1

Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us in a rage Picture Quote #1

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one’s encounter with it in a book Picture Quote #1

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast Picture Quote #1

Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization Picture Quote #1

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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life Picture Quote #1

Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak Picture Quote #1

Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life’s nothingness Picture Quote #1

The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why? Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves Picture Quote #1

You don’t love a man for what he says, but love what he says because you love him Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it Picture Quote #1

Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh, and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal Picture Quote #1

We don’t love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Two world wars have destroyed in a few years the material and spiritual capital accumulated by centuries of work. The nineteenth century had hoped to turn man, by virtue of education, into a reasoning being: a half century of ferocity has proved that a cruel, primitive beast still resides in him Picture Quote #1

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We don't love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we we her (Andre Maurois Quotes) If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain (Andre Maurois Quotes) Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know (Andre Maurois Quotes) 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 (Andre Maurois Quotes) The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it (Andre Maurois Quotes) To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it (Andre Maurois Quotes) Like a bird, when his cage is opened, stays on his perch, dazzled by freedom, the postponed traveler does not see that his cage, with its bars of anxiety, it is open (Andre Maurois Quotes) Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late (Andre Maurois Quotes) It is not events and the things one sees and enjoys that produce happiness, but a state of mind which can endow events with its own quality, and we must hope for the duration of this state rather than the recurrence of pleasurable events (Andre Maurois Quotes) Every ten years you should delete from your mind a few ideas that your experience has proven to be false (Andre Maurois Quotes) A great man’s manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste (Andre Maurois Quotes) Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment (Andre Maurois Quotes) A friend loves you for your intelligence, a mistress for your charm, but your family’s love is unreasoning; you were born into it and are of its flesh and blood. Nevertheless it can irritate you more than any group of people in the world (Andre Maurois Quotes) The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies (Andre Maurois Quotes) Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us in a rage (Andre Maurois Quotes) The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one’s encounter with it in a book (Andre Maurois Quotes) All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast (Andre Maurois Quotes) Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization (Andre Maurois Quotes) The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life (Andre Maurois Quotes) Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak (Andre Maurois Quotes) Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life’s nothingness (Andre Maurois Quotes) The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why? Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves (Andre Maurois Quotes) You don’t love a man for what he says, but love what he says because you love him (Andre Maurois Quotes) 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 (Andre Maurois Quotes) In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it (Andre Maurois Quotes) Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh, and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal (Andre Maurois Quotes) We don’t love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her (Andre Maurois Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Two world wars have destroyed in a few years the material and spiritual capital accumulated by centuries of work. The nineteenth century had hoped to turn man, by virtue of education, into a reasoning being: a half century of ferocity has proved that a cruel, primitive beast still resides in him (Andre Maurois Quotes)

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