W. Somerset Maugham ( 10 of 30 )
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
For the memory of love is sweet, though the love itself were in vain. And what I have lost of read more
For the memory of love is sweet, though the love itself were in vain. And what I have lost of pleasure, assuage what I find of pain.
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.
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 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.
Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
For the love of God, folks, don't do this at home.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.
