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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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An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. – Andre Maurois

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