Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois
André Mauroiswas a French author...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth26 July 1885
CountryFrance
love success anniversary
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.
witty humor too-much
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
smile confidence self
Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
freedom learning simple
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
happiness compassion self
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
self-esteem appreciate insolence
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
love happiness two
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
birthday time hunting
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
work doe originality
No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
love literature chosen
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
leadership business quality
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.
love-you love-is blood
A friend loves you for your intelligence, a mistress for your charm, but your family's love is unreasoning; you were born into it and are of its flesh and blood. Nevertheless it can irritate you more than any group of people in the world.
advice confession
Advice is always a confession.
civilization two culture
Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.