Why should you think that beauty, which is the most precious thing in the world, lies like a stone on the beach for the careless passer-by to pick up idly?
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMWhy should you think that beauty, which is the most precious thing in the world, lies like a stone on the beach for the careless passer-by to pick up idly?
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMI made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMYou learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThere are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMArt is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMBeauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in order to shut out the tranquillity of the evening. Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMWhen a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMYou’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMDullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMIt’s no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe crown of literature is poetry. It is its end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty and delicacy. The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMIt is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMI wish I could make you see how exciting the life of the spirit is and how rich in experience. It’s illimitable. It’s such a happy life. There’s only one thing like it, when you’re up in a plane by yourself, high, high, and only infinity surrounds you.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM