André Maurois Short Quotes

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Medicine is a very old joke, but it still goes on.

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A married man seeks to please his wife and not God.

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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

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It is easy to be admired when one remains inaccessible.

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Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.

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... Sometimes with men, their pride can override their hearts...

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Genius consists of equal parts of natural aptitude and hard work.

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The true sporting spirit has always something religious about it.

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

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

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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

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

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Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable.

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In married conversation, as in surgery, the knife must be used with care.

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The whole reason of this War is because the Germans have no sense of humor.

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A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

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We console ourselves with several friends for not having found one real one.

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

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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.

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Modesty and unselfishness—these are virtues which men praise — and pass by.

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In the misfortunes of our best friends, we always find something not unpleasing.

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Byron says that it is easier to die for the woman one loves than to live with her.

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A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body.

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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

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To reason with a poor language is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights.

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Tell only what is necessary to the person one must tell, and only when it must be told.

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

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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

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The best way to honor friends who have died is to treat our living ones with equal affection.

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A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.

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