People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. ANDRE MAUROIS MakeScornful
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity. ANDRE MAUROIS EccentricityNoOneOriginalProfound
If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it. ANDRE MAUROIS DespiseLikeNewspaperStrive
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. ANDRE MAUROIS ConversationFourImproveSimpleVastlyWord
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder. ANDRE MAUROIS GunpowderMiddleTwo
Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by. ANDRE MAUROIS ModestyPassUnselfishness
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 FailFrequentlyThing
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. ANDRE MAUROIS AstonishChosenOther
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. ANDRE MAUROIS ConversationHappyLongSeemToo
