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Them Quotes by Andre Maurois
- Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.
- 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…
- Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then…
- Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
- 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…
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