Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
Andre Maurois
The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.
Andre Maurois
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
Andre Maurois
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
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
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Andre Maurois
There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.
Andre Maurois
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
Andre Maurois
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.
Andre Maurois
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Andre Maurois
Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.
Andre Maurois
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