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Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.
Andre Maurois
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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
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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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The need to express one's self in writing springs from a maladjustment of life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action.
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An old man, having retired from active life, regains the gaity and irresponsibility of childhood. He is ready to play, he cannot run with his son, but he can totter with his grandson. Our first and last steps have the same rhythm.
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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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[...] 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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Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable.
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If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.
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Among the idle rich, boredom is one of the most common causes of unhappiness. People who have difficulty in earning their living may suffer greatly, but they are not bored. Wealthy men and women become bored when they depend upon the theater for their enjoyment instead of making their own lives interesting.
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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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If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, I took a taxi.
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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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