Andre Maurois Quotes
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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.
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
