Andre Maurois

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

If men could regard the events of their lives with more open minds they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the thing they failed to obtain.

Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

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

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

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