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.
life friendship time
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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.
life famous-love art
Life isn't long enough for love and art.
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.
life sex gay
My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror.
inspirational funny science
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.