1885-1967, French Writer
The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.
Andre Maurois – [Leaders and Leadership]
The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it… I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.
Andre Maurois – [Writers and Writing]
The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Andre Maurois – [Fiction]
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it.
Andre Maurois – [Wit]
We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — gunpowder and romantic love.
Andre Maurois – [Invention and Inventor]
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