Maxioms by W. Somerset Maugham
Art should be appreciated with passion and violence, not with a tepid, deprecating elegance that fears the censoriousness of a read more
Art should be appreciated with passion and violence, not with a tepid, deprecating elegance that fears the censoriousness of a common room.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it read more
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.
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.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.
Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.
