“Only passions can raise a man above the level of the animal.”

— André Maurois, The Art of Writing (1957), Ch. 4

About André Maurois

1885 – 1967

French author and biographer, author of "The Art of Living".

“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.”

“The blend of admiration and compassion is one of the surest recipes for love.”

“There are very few really brilliant men who have not had at least one madman among their ancestors.”

“Let whatever appears to be the best be to you an inviolable law.”

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

“All that glisters is not gold.”

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

“And one man in his time plays many parts.”

“Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.”