The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISStyle is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
ANDRE MAUROISA contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
ANDRE MAUROISPeople are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
ANDRE MAUROISSelf-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
ANDRE MAUROISWe appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
ANDRE MAUROISA marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
ANDRE MAUROISIf you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
ANDRE MAUROISThere are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
ANDRE MAUROISThe really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
ANDRE MAUROISA successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
ANDRE MAUROISMen and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
ANDRE MAUROISIf you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.
ANDRE MAUROISThe most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
ANDRE MAUROISWe owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
ANDRE MAUROISLost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
ANDRE MAUROIS