What did Andre Maurois mean by: Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by. - Andre Maurois Author · France Copy
+ We don’t love a woman for what she says, we like what she says because we love her. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Women, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Humor, Witty, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ To reason with poorly chosen words is like using a pair of scales with inaccurate weights. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Pairs, Weight, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently… Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Teach, Teaching, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ If you create a character, you create a destiny. Feraz Zeid, June 6, 2023December 12, 2023, Andre Maurois, Character, Destiny, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ Advice is always a confession. Feraz Zeid, July 18, 2023December 12, 2023, Andre Maurois, Advice, Confession, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Confidence, Keep Smiling, Self, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
+ If, in New York, you arrive late for an appointment, say, “I took a taxi”. Feraz Zeid, January 9, 2024January 9, 2024, Andre Maurois, Late, New York, 0 - Andre Maurois Author · France
Conjuring is a profession in which no one errs through excess of modesty. - Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin Magician · France
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds. - Jean Rostand Biologist · France
When we disclaim praise, it is only showing our desire to be praised a second time. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Idleness and fear keeps us in the path of duty, but our virtue often gets the praise. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
