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

Quote by Andre Maurois

Topics: Love Quotes, Romantic Love Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too...

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

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

Business is a combination of war and sport.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

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...

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...

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

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

So great is the modesty of your mind and face, Sophronius that I wonder you...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it.

Individualism is rather like innocence; there must be something unconscious about it.