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The clear and simple words of common usage are always better than those of erudition. The jargon of the philosophers not seldom conceals an absence of thought.
 Andre Maurois

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Men fear silence as they fear solitude, because both give them a glimpse of the terror of life's nothingness.
 Andre Maurois
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
 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
In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.
 Andre Maurois
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
 Andre Maurois