“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
“The need to express one's self in writing springs from a maladjustment of life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action.” MenNeedsWritingSelfActionConflictSpringResolveGrown ManInner Conflict Author:Andre Maurois
“All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.” NeedsSeemsDisciplineRoutineContrastDelightfulNoveltyPlunge Book:An Art of Living Source: An Art of Living
“[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques.” LoveNeedsAgeLove IsOne ThingAnd LoveCanvas Author:Andre Maurois
“The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.” MenNeedsFeelsWritingMeanRealEnoughActionBreakTalentConflictSpringMethodOneselfBreathingResolveRise AboveAdjustmentGreat WritersGrown ManInner Conflict Author:Andre Maurois
