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Andre Maurois quotes about greatness

French Writer July 26, 1885 – October 9, 1967

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Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. Andre Maurois
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record. Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois quote: "The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better..."
The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book. Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois quote: "The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its..."
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life. Andre Maurois
Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel. Andre Maurois

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