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1885 - Born on the 26th of July in Elbeuf, Normandy, France.
1938 - He became a member of the Académie française.
1947 - "André Maurois" was a pen name that became his legal name.
1967 - Died on the 9th of October in Paris, France.
1938 - He became a member of the Académie française.
1947 - "André Maurois" was a pen name that became his legal name.
1967 - Died on the 9th of October in Paris, France.
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- "The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past."
- "'Lost Illusion'is the undisclosed title of every novel."
- "Modesty and unselfishness--these are the virtues which men praise--and pass by."
- "The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it."
- "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."
