Andre Maurois
Andre Maurois
André Mauroiswas a French author...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth26 July 1885
CountryFrance
inspiration matter taste
Inspiration in matters of taste will not come twice.
happiness
Happiness flourishes where there is happiness.
taken action chance
Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness- and fewer those who have taken that chance.
advice confession
Advice is always a confession.
new-york taxi late
If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi".
lying able opinion
In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.
glasses sincerity diamond
Sincerity is glass, discretion is diamond.
civilization two culture
Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.
soul flesh immortality
Either the soul is immortal and we shall not die, or it perishes with the flesh, and we shall not know that we are dead. Live, then, as if you were eternal.
titles illusion lost
Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.
art memories men
Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.
birthday time hunting
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form.
sports business war
Business is a combination of war and sport.
time hair true-evil
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.