#in

When one is writing a novel in the first person, one must be that person. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#must #novel #person #writing

Business is a combination of war and sport. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#combination #war

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#bad #bad habit #busy #busy person #form

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. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#average #average intelligence #been #complete #contemptuous

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#any #everyone #lacks #more #one thing

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

— Andre Maurois

#age #along #artist #go #must

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

— Andre Maurois

#called #frankness #insolence #like #others

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#desire #did #discover #events #failed

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. ↗

— Andre Maurois

#effectiveness #geometric #increases #interruptions #progression

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

— Andre Maurois

#persons #poison #pure #truth #truth is