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Business is a combination of war and sport.
Andre Maurois
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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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.
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What men call friendship is only social intercourse, an exchange of favours and good offices it comes down to a commercial dealing in which self-esteem always expects to profit.
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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.
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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.
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Old age diminishes our strength it takes away our pleasures one after the other it withers the soul as well as the body it renders adventure and friendship difficult and finally it is shadowed by thoughts of death.
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The reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
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Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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If you create a character, you create a destiny.
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Advice is always a confession.
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Happiness flourishes where there is happiness...
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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.
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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
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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.
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A true woman loves a strong man because she knows his weaknesses. She protects as much as she is protected.
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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.
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A gentleman is never in a hurry.
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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.
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