Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois
André Mauroiswas a French author...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth26 July 1885
CountryFrance
effectiveness progression increase
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
love quality defects
We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.
insulting may used
When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised
teaching teach
It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently.
attitude mind body
Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
love age needs
[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques...
mind different generations
The minds of different generations are as impenetrable one by the other as are the monads of Leibniz.
women infidelity born
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
two ships wave
Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.
anger agreement desire
Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us in a rage.
running son men
An old man, having retired from active life, regains the gaity and irresponsibility of childhood. He is ready to play, he cannot run with his son, but he can totter with his grandson. Our first and last steps have the same rhythm.
mind suffering body
Experience is valuable only when it has brought suffering and when the suffering has left its mark upon both body and mind.
opinion arguing argument
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
hands style definitions
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.