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

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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.
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One has very little influence upon one's children. Their characters are what they are and one can do nothing to change them.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
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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.
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We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.
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I knew a man who had been virtually drowned and then revived. He said that his death had not been painful.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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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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British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
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We don't go to school to learn, but to be soaked in the prejudices of our class, without which we should be useless and unhappy.
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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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