Andre Maurois

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. ”

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no time to form. ”

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence. ”

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it. ”

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises. ”

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

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

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

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

Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences. ”