Quotes by Andre Maurois

“A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.”

“Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying ones first productions.”

“Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.”

“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.”

“If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.”

“We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.”

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

“In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.”

“If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, I took a taxi”

“Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.”

“There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all.”

“Smiling makes you feel better about yourself, even if you dont feel like it. And it always makes other people think better of you.”

“Smile - Its the second best thing you can do with your lips.”

“If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give”

“One who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger”

“A smile increases your face value”

“That smile you give. God, every time I think I can live without you, you give me that smile. You really shouldnt do that to me.”

“If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Dont be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning Good morning at total strangers.”

“A smile is nearly always inspired by another smile”

“A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.”