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Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

~Andre Maurois

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In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

~Andre Maurois

Topics: Astonished Chosen Literature Love Others

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If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.

~Andre Maurois

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If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

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Topics: Act Character Create Destiny Habit You

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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.

~Andre Maurois

Topics: Compassion Fool Happiness Most Naturally Self-Pity Shaken Solid Us

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There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

~Andre Maurois

Topics: Certain Persons Poison Pure Truth Truth Is Whom

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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.

~Andre Maurois

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A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

~Andre Maurois

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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.

~Andre Maurois

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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

~Andre Maurois

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: July 26th, 1885

Died: October 9th, 1967

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