Quotes by Maurois, Andre

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but >>

A great biography should, like the close of a great drama, leave behin >>

Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise >>

Quotations about Desire

More than we use is more than we want. >>

First deserve then desire. >>

It is not the greatness of a man's means that makes him independent, s >>

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.

Maurois, Andre