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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

You Man Woman Fool People Intelligence Enemy Angel Complete Indifference Look Well Make Contemptuous Been Scornful Them Might Average Average Intelligence Turns Who Treated

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Man Responsible Be A Man Precisely

I'm intact, and I don't give a damn. Arthur Rimbaud

Damn Give Intact

The modes of expression of men of genius differ as much as their souls, and it is impossible to say that in some among them, drawing and color are better or worse than in others. Auguste Rodin

Genius Better Impossible Men Others Worse Say Drawing Some Color Souls Than Differ Them Modes Much Expression Among

One must always draw, draw with the eyes, when one cannot draw with a pencil. Balthus

Art Eyes Draw Pencil Must Always Cannot

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. Blaise Pascal

Strength Man Virtue Habitual His Should Measured Special Acts

Nothing is as approved as mediocrity, the majority has established it and it fixes its fangs on whatever gets beyond it either way. Blaise Pascal

Whatever Nothing Mediocrity Way Approved Beyond Majority Gets Established Either

To have no time for philosophy is to be a true philosopher. Blaise Pascal

Time Philosopher Philosophy No Time True

I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter. Blaise Pascal

Time Made Only Had Longer Make Because Than Usual Letter

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation. Charles Baudelaire

Business Honesty Honesty Is Financial Merchant Even Speculation

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Love Great Man Hero Great Man Only Contempt Glory Create Creates

You need to believe in yourself and what you do. Be tenacious and genuine. Christian Louboutin

You Yourself Believe In Yourself Believe Tenacious Genuine Need

Art is the most beautiful deception of all. And although people try to incorporate the everyday events of life in it, we must hope that it will remain a deception lest it become a utilitarian thing, sad as a factory. Claude Debussy

Art is the most beautiful of all lies. Claude Debussy

Beautiful Art Most Beautiful Lies Most

I am installed in a fairylike place. I do not know where to poke my head; everything is superb, and I would like to do everything, so I use up and squander lots of color, for there are trials to be made. Claude Monet

Trials Made Everything Would Superb Color Head Poke Like Know Am Lots Up Squander Where Place Use

Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs. Coco Chanel

Work You Unless Laying Gentleness Get Eggs Done Happen Hen

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint. Denis Diderot

Change Adjust Must Force Greatest Times Viewpoint Things Needed

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot

Great Philosopher Philosophers Never Priest Priests Any Whereas Many

There is no good father who would want to resemble our Heavenly Father. Denis Diderot

Good Father Our Would Heavenly Heavenly Father Want Who Resemble Good Father

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