Andre Maurois Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

23 Famous Quotes by Andre Maurois
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“If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi”
Cities Quotes
“Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by”
Modesty Quotes
“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.”
Quotations Quotes
“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.”
Leadership Quotes
“A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.”
Affection Quotes
“The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.”
Argument Quotes
“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.”
Age Quotes
“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.”
Business Quotes
“In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people.”
Choice Quotes
“Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.”
Conversation Quotes
“In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.”
Literature Quotes
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.”
Marriage Quotes
“To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.”
Wit Quotes
“We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“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.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, "I took a taxi”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“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.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.”
Miscellaneous Quotes