We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.
Weitere Zitate von Andre Maurois
Zum Autor"Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold."
"The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force."
"Often we allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. We lose many irreplaceable hours brooding over grievances that, in a year's time, will be forgotten by us and by everybody. No, let us devote our life to worthwhile actions and feelings, to great thoughts, real affections and enduring undertakings."