W. Somerset Maugham

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.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

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.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

The unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad read more

The unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.