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Quote by Andre Maurois
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a comple

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. – Andre Maurois

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The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. – Andre Maurois

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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. – Andre Maurois

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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates

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Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. – Groucho Marx

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