Author: Andre Maurois

Quotes

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

- Andre Maurois

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

- Andre Maurois

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

- Andre Maurois

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

- Andre Maurois

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.

- Andre Maurois

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

- Andre Maurois

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

- Andre Maurois

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.

- Andre Maurois

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

- Andre Maurois

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