Maurice Barres Professions : Novelist Born : August 19, 1862 Died : December 4, 1923 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Maurice Barres It is not reason that gives us our moral orientation, it is sensitivity. Maurice Barres philosophy history art The politician is an acrobat. He keeps his balance by saying the opposite of what he does. Maurice Barres balance political opposites We find in biking the fullfilment of an antique instinct: vagabondage Maurice Barres biking antiques instinct Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors