Andre Maurois

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

Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.

The greedy search for money or success will almost always lead men into unhappiness. Why? Because that kind of life makes them depend upon things outside themselves.

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

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

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.

The minds of different generations are as impenetrable one by the other as are the monads of Leibniz.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are virtues which men praise - and pass by.

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

The value of the average conversation could be enormously improved by the constant use of four simple words: "I do not know."