Quote

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

Andre Maurois

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
Biographer
Critic
Essayist
Historian
Literary Critic
Novelist
Philosopher
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Elboeuf
Herzog
Émile Salomon Wilhelm
Andre Maurois
Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog
Poison
Pure
Truth
Certain
Persons

More quotes by Andre Maurois

Image
Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
Andre Maurois
Image
An old man, having retired from active life, regains the gaity and irresponsibility of childhood. He is ready to play, he cannot run with his son, but he can totter with his grandson. Our first and last steps have the same rhythm.
Andre Maurois
Image
Time is a factor in all action. An imperfect scheme put into action at the proper time is better than a perfect one accomplished too late.
Andre Maurois
Image
Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings.
Andre Maurois
Image
Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.
Andre Maurois
Image
A great man's manias must be respected, because the time required to combat them is too precious to waste.
Andre Maurois
Image
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
Image
The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.
Andre Maurois
Image
Medicine is a very old joke, but it still goes on.
Andre Maurois
Image
The art of growing old is the art of being regarded by the oncoming generations as a support and not as a stumbling-block...
Andre Maurois
Image
The longer the road to love, the keener is the pleasure...
Andre Maurois
Image
Happiness flourishes where there is happiness...
Andre Maurois
Image
People are discontent men are troubled and the literature is excellent.
Andre Maurois
Image
Advice is always a confession.
Andre Maurois
Image
A friend loves you for your intelligence, a mistress for your charm, but your family's love is unreasoning you were born into it and are of its flesh and blood. Nevertheless it can irritate you more than any group of people in the world.
Andre Maurois
Image
Housekeeping in common is for women the acid test.
Andre Maurois
Image
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
Andre Maurois
Image
He who wants to do everything will never do anything.
Andre Maurois
Image
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
Image
It is often said that in prosperity we have many friends, but that we are usually neglected when things go badly. I disagree. Not only do malicious people flock about us in order to witness our ruin, but other unfortunates as well, who have been kept away by our happiness, and now feel close to us on account of our troubles.
Andre Maurois