Andre Maurois Quotes

The Need To Express One's Self In Writing Springs From A Maladjustment Of Life, Or From An Inner Conflict Which The Adolescent (or The Grown Man) Cannot Resolve In Action.

It Is Often Said That In Prosperity We Have Many Friends, But That We Are Usually Neglected When Things Go Badly. I Disagree. Not Only Do Malicious People Flock About Us In Order To Witness Our Ruin, But Other Unfortunates As Well, Who Have Been Kept Away By Our Happiness, And Now Feel Close To Us On Account Of Our Troubles.

Housekeeping In Common Is For Women The Acid Test.

The Effectiveness Of Work Increases According To Geometric Progression If There Are No Interruptions.

I Knew A Man Who Had Been Virtually Drowned And Then Revived. He Said That His Death Had Not Been Painful.

What Men Call Friendship Is Only Social Intercourse, An Exchange Of Favours And Good Offices; It Comes Down To A Commercial Dealing In Which Self-esteem Always Expects To Profit.

A Great Writer Has A High Respect For Values. His Essential Function Is To Raise Life To The Dignity Of Thought, And This He Does By Giving It A Shape.

[...] Marriage Is One Thing, And Love Is Another...you Need To Have A Solid Canvas; Nobody Stops You To Weave The Arabesques.

Old Age Diminishes Our Strength; It Takes Away Our Pleasures One After The Other; It Withers The Soul As Well As The Body; It Renders Adventure And Friendship Difficult; And Finally It Is Shadowed By Thoughts Of Death.

Marriage Makes A Man More Vulnerable By Doubling The Expanse Of Sail Exposed To The Tempests Of Social Life.

The Reputation Of A Don Juan Gives To A Man The Most Dangerous Power. Wise Virgins Resist It, But Foolish Virgins Frequently Yield To The Desire To Take A Celebrated Lover From A Rival - Even From A Friend. This Emotion Is A Complex One, Mad Up Of Vanity, Respect For Another Woman's Taste, And The Need To Establish Self-assurance By Winning A Difficult Victory. Don Juan Chose His First Mistresses; Later He Was Chosen.

The Minds Of Different Generations Are As Impenetrable One By The Other As Are The Monads Of Leibniz.