The 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 MAUGHAMI’ll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell… their heart’s in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Dullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
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They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum.
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Death doesn’t affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn’t concern the dead because they have ceased to exist.
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Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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I personally prefer freedom of thought. But in England you get neither: you’re ground down by convention. You can’t think as you like and you can’t act as you like. That’s because it’s a democratic nation. I expect America’s worse.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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Unfortunately sometimes one can’t do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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The trouble is that thinking looks like loafing. Who wants to pay people for daydreaming?
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