André Maurois Quote

Some people believe themselves to be independent of surrounding influences because their lives have made rebels of them. But rebellion is not a guarantee of independence. On the contrary, it is an acute form of prejudice. The writer who has been too much dominated in childhood will put himself forward as a free thinker in his attacks on religion and family life, but this revolt is the revolt of a slave.


Un Art de Vivre (The Art of Living) (1939) - The Art of Friendship


Some people believe themselves to be independent of surrounding influences because their lives have made rebels of them. But rebellion is not a...

Some people believe themselves to be independent of surrounding influences because their lives have made rebels of them. But rebellion is not a...

Some people believe themselves to be independent of surrounding influences because their lives have made rebels of them. But rebellion is not a...

Some people believe themselves to be independent of surrounding influences because their lives have made rebels of them. But rebellion is not a...