Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by

Quote by Andre Maurois

Topics: Modesty Quotes, Selfishness Quotes

In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people

In literature, as in love, we are astonished at the choice made by other people

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the...

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

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

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you...

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

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

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too...

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

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

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they...

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

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

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy person has no...

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do...

No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.

No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken...