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.
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A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behind it a feeling of serenity. We collect into a small bunch the flowers, the few flowers, which brought sweetness into a life, and present it as an offering to an accomplished destiny. It is the dying refrain of a completed song, the final verse of a finished poem.Andre Maurois
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
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If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, I took a taxi.
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
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Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
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The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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