The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author’s life. ANDRE MAUROIS AuthorExactReallyTend
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 AcknowledgeAllBeingLeaderMostSuch
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. ANDRE MAUROIS MuchMustPossessSufficientTooWitty
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. ANDRE MAUROIS AgainstAlongFlopMustOutReactionaryTenor
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. ANDRE MAUROIS MoreNo
Old 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 MAUROIS HairMoreRiseStageWrinkle
The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. ANDRE MAUROIS ByFoolMostShakenSold
Memory 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 MAUROIS EveryForGretaMemoryRecollectionRecordUnfaithful
