Maxioms by W. Somerset Maugham
It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes read 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.
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
The end of culture is right living.
The end of culture is right living.
Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.
Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.
