Andre Maurois Quotes

Andre Maurois
French Writer
Born: Jul 26, 1885
Died: Oct 9, 1967
Avoid Man Marriage Men Novel You
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The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past. Andre Maurois
Happiness First Past Meditation Too Recipe Lengthy Avoid
A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. Andre Maurois
Day Marriage Every Day Every Must Edifice Successful Rebuilt
A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short. Andre Maurois
Conversation Happy Marriage Long Too Seems Always Short Which Happy Marriage
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. Andre Maurois
Character You Destiny Habit Create Act
Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. Andre Maurois
Time Age Old Busy Bad Bad Habit More Habit No Time Than Person Form Which Growing Growing Old Busy Person
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. Andre Maurois
Game Soul Age Too Late Old Evil Finished Wrinkles Hair Feeling Stage Old Age White Too Late Weakening Indifference Rising More Generations True Than Far Body Belongs
There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison. Andre Maurois
Truth Truth Is Pure Poison Persons Certain Whom
Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. Andre Maurois
Smile Other Everyone One Thing More Self-Confidence Than Any Lacks Them Thing
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. Andre Maurois
Funny Conversation Words Simple Would Would-Be Constant Vastly Simple Words Know Improved Use Four
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
You Man Woman Fool People Intelligence Enemy Angel Complete Indifference Look Well Make Contemptuous Been Scornful Them Might Average Average Intelligence Turns Who Treated
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. Andre Maurois
Life Work Art Great Man Woman Memory Every Great Artist Recollection Record Makes His Artist Unfaithful Her Every Man
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. Andre Maurois
Love Others Astonished Dating Literature Chosen
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. Andre Maurois
Too Much Too Enough Possess Must Having Wit Witty Much Avoid Sufficient
Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel. Andre Maurois
Illusion Lost Every Title Novel
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. Andre Maurois
Work Increases Progression Geometric According Effectiveness Interruptions
Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. Andre Maurois
Relationship Women Made Men Men And Women Born Women Are Experiences Amorous Early
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
Events Men Own Minds Would More Could Open Failed Obtain Frequently Discover Did Regard Really Lives Things Desire
If you value a man's regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper - and despise it. Andre Maurois
You Man Value Despise Strive Like Liking Him Regard Newspaper Your
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. Andre Maurois
Happiness Fool Compassion Solid Shaken Most Self-Pity Us Naturally

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