Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
ANDRE MAUROISConversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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 MAUROISBusiness is a combination of war and sport.
ANDRE MAUROISWe owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder.
ANDRE MAUROISIn literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
ANDRE MAUROISThe difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it.
ANDRE MAUROISWe appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
ANDRE MAUROISModesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by.
ANDRE MAUROISA successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
ANDRE MAUROISThe true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
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 MAUROISNo one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
ANDRE MAUROISA marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
ANDRE MAUROISThe first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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 MAUROIS