An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
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The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves.Andre Maurois
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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
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