Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
ANDRE MAUROISModesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
ANDRE MAUROISThere are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
ANDRE MAUROISPeople are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence.
ANDRE MAUROISThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISConversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
ANDRE MAUROISMemory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
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 MAUROISA contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
ANDRE MAUROISBusiness is a combination of war and sport.
ANDRE MAUROISOld age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations.
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 MAUROISWithout a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
ANDRE MAUROISThe effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
ANDRE MAUROISLost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
ANDRE MAUROIS