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

Quote by Andre Maurois

Topics: Modesty Quotes, Selfishness Quotes

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

Talk of nothing but business, and dispatch that business quickly

Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world

Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Lost Illusion is the undisclosed title of every novel.

In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as...

In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as...

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.

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

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

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

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...

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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

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

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.

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after...

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...

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures...

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...

As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the...

As busy as I claim to be, I've still got the greatest job in the...

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves...

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves...

All I want to do is sit down for ten minutes and not worry about...

All I want to do is sit down for ten minutes and not worry about...