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André Maurois on Birthday

1885–1967 France

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

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

"The friendship of two young people," says Goethe somewhere, "is delightful when the girl likes to learn and the boy to teach."

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

A successful marriage puts an end to feminine friendships; but if marriage is a failure, the young woman must have others to confide in.

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

Friendship is the positive and unalterable choice of a person whom we have singled out for qualities that we most admire.

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

Does absolute reliance carry with it a complete exchange of confidences? I believe that true friendship cannot exist otherwise.

Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: André Maurois (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.