Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois
André Mauroiswas a French author...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth26 July 1885
CountryFrance
Andre Maurois quotes about
morning done cleaning
A great statesman, like a good housekeeper, knows that cleaning has to be done every morning.
style outcomes constraints
Style is the outcome of constraint.
games boxing hitting
British conversation is like a game of cricket or a boxing match; personal allusions are forbidden like hitting below the belt, and anyone who loses his temper is disqualified.
self-esteem men office
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.
teaching teach
It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently.
women infidelity born
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
attitude mind body
Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
insulting may used
When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised
love quality defects
We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.
art book reading
The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.
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.
past men body
A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body.
love men
You don't love a man for what he says, but love what he says because you love him.
women tests acid
Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.