W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
(1 - 10 of 28)It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes more
It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
Art should be appreciated with passion and violence, not with a tepid, deprecating elegance that fears the censoriousness of a more
Art should be appreciated with passion and violence, not with a tepid, deprecating elegance that fears the censoriousness of a common room.
Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.
Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with more
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.
The end of culture is right living.
The end of culture is right living.
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their more
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
