A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
Andre Maurois quote Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying one's first productions.
Andre Maurois quote Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
Andre Maurois quote There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.
Andre Maurois quote To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
Andre Maurois quote We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Andre Maurois quote People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel.
Andre Maurois quote Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
Andre Maurois quote Biography
French writer, 1885-1967
