In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
André MauroisHappiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.
André Maurois[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques...
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Every ten years you should delete from your mind a few ideas that your experience has proven to be false, dangerous.
André MauroisTwo human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
André MauroisWe owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – gunpowder and romantic love.
André MauroisThe reading of a fine book is an uninterrupted dialogue in which the book speaks and our soul replies.
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The friendship of two young people,' says Goethe somewhere, 'is delightful when the girl likes to learn and the boy to teach.' It will perhaps be said that this virgin curiosity is no more than unconscious physical desire; but what does it matter, if this desire sharpens the mind and deadens conceit?
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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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