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Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.
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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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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Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
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There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors.
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We don't love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her.
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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
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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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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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A true woman loves a strong man because she knows his weaknesses. She protects as much as she is protected.
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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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He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
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The clear and simple words of common usage are always better than those of erudition. The jargon of the philosophers not seldom conceals an absence of thought.
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Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.
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Novelty, the most potent of all attractions, is also the most perishable.
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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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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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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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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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