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Andre Maurois Quotes: To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
         

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.


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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.



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Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.



The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.



We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.



An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.



A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.



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

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



We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.



Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.



A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.





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I wasn't much good. When I went into the line on a fake - I would holler 'I don't have it!'



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