Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.
From Andre Maurois
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.
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it.
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
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