A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
ANDRE MAUROISA marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
ANDRE MAUROISThe really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life.
ANDRE MAUROISConversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
ANDRE MAUROISSelf-pity comes so naturally to all of us.
ANDRE MAUROISA happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
ANDRE MAUROISTo be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
ANDRE MAUROISA successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
ANDRE MAUROISThe most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force.
ANDRE MAUROISNo one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
ANDRE MAUROISMen and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
ANDRE MAUROISWithout a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
ANDRE MAUROISAn artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
ANDRE MAUROISIf 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.
ANDRE MAUROISIf you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it.
ANDRE MAUROISThe first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
ANDRE MAUROISModesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
ANDRE MAUROIS