“The reputation of a Don Juan gives to a man the most dangerous power. Wise virgins resist it, but foolish virgins frequently yield to the desire to take a celebrated lover from a rival - even from a friend. This emotion is a complex one, mad up of vanity, respect for another woman's taste, and the need to establish self-assurance by winning a difficult victory. Don Juan chose his first mistresses; later he was chosen.” MenNeedsGivingFirstsSelfDesireWinningDifficultEmotionWiseDangerousLoversVictoryTasteMadComplexesFoolishChosenReputationVanityYieldVirginsAssuranceRivalsMistressDon JuanAnother WomanJuanSelf Assurance Author:Andre Maurois
“To desire to be perpetually in the society of a pretty woman until the end of one's days, is as if, because one likes good wine, one wished always to have one's mouth full of it.” IfsEndsDesireWomenMouthsWineLikesPretty WomanGood Wine Author:Andre Maurois
“If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.” IfsMenLifeMindDesireEventsRegardOpen Mind Author:Andre Maurois
“Everything that is in agreement with our personal desires seems true; everything that is not puts us in a rage.” SeemsDesireAngerRageAgreementPersonal Desire Author:Andre Maurois
