W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham CHwas a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth25 January 1874
cute chance life-is
Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation.
inspirational funny life
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
inspirational secret life-is
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
love life important
The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
inspirational funny death
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.
love life change
The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
love men knows
Love is what happens to men and women who don't know each other.
inspirational life friendship
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
inspirational life excess
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
beauty simple smell
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
inspirational funny science
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
steps poet prose
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
hygiene poetry literature
The crown of literature is poetry.
time past thinking
I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.