Quote by André Maurois
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on

The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. – André Maurois

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If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain. – André Maurois

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A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body. – André Maurois

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