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A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body.
Andre Maurois
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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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To feminine eyes a man's prestige, or his fame, envelops him in a luminous haze which obscures his faults. The triumphs of an aviator, an actor, a football player, an orator are often responsible for the beginning of a love affair.
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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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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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Love born of anxiety resembles a thorn shaped so that efforts to pull it out of one's flesh merely cause it to penetrate more deeply therein.
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The art of growing old is the art of being regarded by the oncoming generations as a support and not as a stumbling-block...
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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.
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We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.
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Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.
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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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