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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...
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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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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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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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 effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
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Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late.
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Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true everything that is not puts us in a rage.
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A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.
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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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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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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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The minds of different generations are as impenetrable one by the other as are the monads of Leibniz.
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He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
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Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.
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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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