Quotes by André Maurois

“And why wander in these labyrinths? Once more, for aesthetic reasons; because this present infinity, these "vertiginous symmetries," have their tragic beauty. The form is more important than the content.””

“Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.””

“We are almost always the craftsman of our own unhappiness.””

“Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true. Everything that is not puts us into a rage.””

“Toujours l'inattendu arrive””

“Even our strongest emotions die, don't you think? And we can look back to the woman we were three years ago with the same curiosity and detachment as if it were someone else.””

“Lo que mas separa a las personas es, sin duda, que unos vivan en el pasado y otros en el presente.””

“The really important thing I've realized in the last year is that if we truly love we mustn't attach too much importance to the things that the people we love do. We need them; they alone mean we can live in a particular 'atmosphere' (your friend Helene calls it a 'climate' and that's exactly right) that we can't get by without. So long as we can keep them, hold on to them good God, what does the rest matter?””

“Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget... Here we are on this earth, with only a few decades to live, and 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 worth-while actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings. For life is too short to be little.””