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Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.
Andre Maurois
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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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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.
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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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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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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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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 most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.
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Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel.
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
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It is restful to leave one's home not because traveling does not entail varied and difficult daily actions, but because it removes our responsibilities.
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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 gentleman is never in a hurry.
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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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If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, I took a taxi.
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Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors by trying at the outset to imitate them by daring then to be original by destroying one's first productions.
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A great man's manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste.
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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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Live as if you were eternal.
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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
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People are discontent men are troubled and the literature is excellent.
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