The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one’s opinion but rather to know it. – Andre Maurois
If you value a man’s regard, strive with him. As to liking, you like your newspaper – and despise it. – Andre Maurois
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
An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along. – Andre Maurois
Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know. – Andre Maurois
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity – romantic love and gunpowder. – Andre Maurois
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. – Andre Maurois
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
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. – Andre Maurois
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. – Andre Maurois
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. – Andre Maurois
Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. – Andre Maurois
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
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
