We console ourselves with several friends for not having found one real one. Andre Maurois More Quotes by Andre Maurois More Quotes From Andre Maurois Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel. Andre Maurois maturityexpectationswriting The clear and simple words of common usage are always better than those of erudition. The jargon of the philosophers not seldom conceals an absence of thought. Andre Maurois jargonphilosophersimple To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights. Andre Maurois pairsweightreason Woman's great strength lies in being late or absent. Presence immediately reveals the weak points of our beloved; when she is absent she become one of the sylph-like figures of our adolescence whom we endowed with perfection. Andre Maurois womenperfectionlying We don't go to school to learn, but to be soaked in the prejudices of our class, without which we should be useless and unhappy. Andre Maurois unhappyclassschool 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 menmemoriesart It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently... Andre Maurois teachteaching Experience is valuable only when it has brought suffering and when the suffering has left its mark upon both body and mind. Andre Maurois bodysufferingmind 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. Andre Maurois civilizationtwoculture He who has found a good wife has found great happiness, but a quarrelsome woman is like a roof that lets in the rain. Andre Maurois womenwiferain Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more humane world. Andre Maurois effortrealart We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder. Andre Maurois happinesslovetwo Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment. Andre Maurois retreatinspirationalenemy 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 white-hairtrue-eviltime A gentleman is never in a hurry. Andre Maurois gentleman Happiness flourishes where there is happiness... Andre Maurois happiness An unsatisfied woman requires luxury, but a woman who is in love with a man will lie on a board. Andre Maurois luxurywomenlying Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak. Andre Maurois shipswavetwo Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. Andre Maurois compassionselfhappiness In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others. Andre Maurois chosenliteraturelove
