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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity --

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — gunpowder and romantic love. – Andre Maurois

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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. – Andre Maurois

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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. – Andre Maurois

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