Maxioms by William Somerset Maugham
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
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally read more
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean only that they will do as they choose, in the confidence that no one will know their vagaries; and at the utmost only that they are willing to act contrary to the opinion of the majorities because they are supported by the approval of their neighbors. It’s not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set.
Resignation is the timid sign of courage
Resignation is the timid sign of courage
It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.
It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
