Maxioms by W. Somerset Maugham
The end of culture is right living.
The end of culture is right living.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
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.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother.