Andre Malraux Quotes

Andre Malraux was a French writer, adventurer, and statesman. He is known for his novels, including "Man's Fate" and "The Conquerors," which explore themes of revolution, art, and human destiny. Malraux's literary works and his active involvement in politics have made him a prominent figure in 20th-century French literature and culture.

Always, however brutal an age may actually have be... -Andre Malraux

Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.

Then I despair... I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it always.

The first duty of a leader is to make himself be loved without courting love. To be loved without 'playing up' to anyone - even to himself.

To the humblest among them, who may be listening to me now, I want to say that the masterpiece to which you are paying historic homage this evening is a painting which he has saved.

Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt ... -Andre Malraux

Art is a revolt against fate. All art is a revolt against man's fate.

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside ... -Andre Malraux

Opium teaches only one thing, which is that aside from physical suffering, there is nothing real.

An art book is a museum without walls.

The attempt to force human beings to despise thems... -Andre Malraux

The attempt to force human beings to despise themselves is what I call hell.

There is always a need for intoxication: China has... -Andre Malraux

There is always a need for intoxication: China has opium, Islam has hashish, the West has woman.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriousl... -Andre Malraux

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

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This quote contrasts the straightforward and often senseless nature of war, where conflict and violence prevail, with the enigmatic and complex nature of peace. It suggests that war raises simplistic questions, while peace involves deeper and more mysterious aspects.

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also d... -Andre Malraux

Communism destroys democracy. Democracy can also destroy Communism.

There are not fifty ways of fighting, there's only one, and that's to win. Neither revolution nor war consists in doing what one pleases.

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man c... -Andre Malraux

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

Man knows that the world is not made on a human sc... -Andre Malraux

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes that it were.

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hid... -Andre Malraux

Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a private one created by himself.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing l... -Andre Malraux

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less.

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