Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand. ANDRE MAUROIS HallmarkHandMaterialStampStyleTemeramnet
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. ANDRE MAUROIS DayEdificeEveryMarriageMustRebuildSuccessful
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. ANDRE MAUROIS AccordingEffectivenessGeometricIncreaseInterruptionProgressionWork
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. ANDRE MAUROIS AppreciateCallFrankeeFranklessInsolenceOther
The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. ANDRE MAUROIS AvoidFirstHappinessLenthtyMeditationPastRecipe
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. ANDRE MAUROIS AmorousBornExperienceInconstantMadeMenWarlyWomen
A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel. ANDRE MAUROIS AngelBeenContemptuousEnemyIndifferencemightTreatTurnWhoWoman
The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul. ANDRE MAUROIS BodyEvilIndifferenceSoulTrueWeakening
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it. ANDRE MAUROIS ArgumentDefendDifficultKnowOpinionPartRather
There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison. ANDRE MAUROIS CertainPersonPoisonPureTruthWhom
People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. ANDRE MAUROIS AverageIntelligenceLookMakePeopleScornfulTurn
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold. ANDRE MAUROIS AloneCoolFamilyManTrembleWithoutWorld
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity. ANDRE MAUROIS AvoidEccentricityNoOneOriginalProfound
If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it. ANDRE MAUROIS DespiseLikeManNewspaperRegardStriveValue
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. ANDRE MAUROIS ConstantConversationFourImproveSimpleVastlyWord
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder. ANDRE MAUROIS AgeGunpowderHumanityInventionLoveMiddleOweRomanticTwoWorst
Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by. ANDRE MAUROIS MenModestyPassPraiseUnselfishnessVirtue
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. ANDRE MAUROIS DesireDiscoverFailFrequentlyMenMindObtainOpenRegardThing
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. ANDRE MAUROIS AstonishChosenLiteratureLoveOther
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. ANDRE MAUROIS AlwaysConversationHappyLongMarriageSeemShortToo
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life. ANDRE MAUROIS AuthorExactGreatLifeNegativeNovelReallyTend
The 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 MAUROIS AcknowledgeAllBeingClearFitnessForceImportantLackLeaderMostQualityQuestionSuch
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. ANDRE MAUROIS AvoidEnoughMuchMustPossessSufficientTooWitty
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. ANDRE MAUROIS AgainstAgeAlongArtistFlopMustOutReactionaryStandTenor
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. ANDRE MAUROIS BadBusyGrowHabitMoreNoOldPersonTime
