Skip to content

Incoherence is not the monopoly of madness: all the main ideas of a sane man are irrational erections build up, for better or worse, to express his deepest feelings.

— André Maurois Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

Another quote →

More quotes by André Maurois

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

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity — romantic love and gunpowder.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

A married man seeks to please his wife and not God.

Les silences du colonel Bramble (The Silence of Colonel Bramble) (1918)

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

The aspiring author, whether genius or not, should never let a day pass without writing at least a few lines.

The Art of Writing (1957)

All André Maurois quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: André Maurois (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.