You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches them tolerance. — William Somerset Maugham Comedy Copy Share Image
Marriage is like a violin. After the music is over, you still have the strings — William Somerset Maugham Love Copy Share Image
Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult — William Somerset Maugham Common sense Copy Share Image
Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species. — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“when feeling is the gauge, you can snap your fingers at logic” — William Somerset Maugham Gauge Copy Share Image
A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules. — William Somerset Maugham Good marriage Copy Share Image
Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it. — William Somerset Maugham Advice Copy Share Image
“But if the folly of men made one angry one would pass one's life in a state of chronic ire.” — William Somerset Maugham Anger Copy Share Image
“She had added medicine because her brother-in-law practised it, but did not forget that in her young days no one ever considered… — William Somerset Maugham Medicine Copy Share Image
“He could not be positive that reason was much help in the conduct of life. It seemed to him that life lived… — William Somerset Maugham Life Copy Share Image
“[...] she was one of those hostesses who look upon it as a mark of hospitality to make their guests eat however… — William Somerset Maugham Hostesses Copy Share Image
“...some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“The vulgar might laugh at the Foreign Office, but there was no doubt it taught you how to deal with difficult people.” — William Somerset Maugham Comedy Copy Share Image
Men are passionate, men are weak, men are stupid, men are pitiful; to bring to bear on them anything so tremendous as… — William Somerset Maugham God Copy Share Image
“The bright hopes of youth had to be paid for at such a bitter price of disillusionment. Pain and disease and unhappiness… — William Somerset Maugham Disillusionment Copy Share Image
“The relations of a joker to his joke should be as quick and desultory as those of a bee to its flowers.” — William Somerset Maugham Comedy Copy Share Image
“She knew nothing about children. After it was settled that Philip should come down to Blackstable, Mrs. Carey had thought much how… — William Somerset Maugham Children Copy Share Image
“He accepted the deformity which had made life so hard for him; he knew that it had warped his character, but now… — William Somerset Maugham Introspection Copy Share Image
“It would have been reasonable for Hayward to stand aside and watch with a smile while the barbarians slaughtered one another. It… — William Somerset Maugham Barbarians Copy Share Image
“He shook his fist at her. He was the mildest of creatures and ventured upon no action of his life without consulting… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“Sighs grew more worried every month; he could not get the thought out of his head that Mr. Perkins would ask him… — William Somerset Maugham Books Copy Share Image
“Why, it proves that you believe with your generation. Your saints lived in an age of faith, when it was practically impossible… — William Somerset Maugham Faith Copy Share Image
“Philip came gradually to know the people he was to live with, and by fragments of conversation, some of it not meant… — William Somerset Maugham Communication Copy Share Image
“You know, I don’t believe in churches and parsons and all that,” she said, “but I believe in God, and I don’t… — William Somerset Maugham Believe in god Copy Share Image
“The title for this story comes from the Dutch philosopher Spinoza, who gave Part IV of his work Ethics the title Of… — William Somerset Maugham Books Copy Share Image
“It was the period in Germany of Goethe’s highest fame. Notwithstanding his rather condescending attitude towards patriotism he had been adopted as… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“He thought the best thing he had gained in Paris was a complete liberty of spirit, and he felt himself at last… — William Somerset Maugham Books Copy Share Image
“It was an exquisite memorial to that than which the world offers but one thing more precious, to a friendship; and as… — William Somerset Maugham Death Copy Share Image
“If they’re beautiful I don’t much mind if they’re not true. It’s asking a great deal that things should appeal to your… — William Somerset Maugham Beauty Copy Share Image
“There were two butchers who went to church, and they would not understand that the Vicar could not deal with both of… — William Somerset Maugham Simple plan Copy Share Image
“to follow one’s instincts with due regard to the policeman round the corner, had not acted very well there: it was because… — William Somerset Maugham Failure Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when I’m alone.” He looked at Philip. “You think that’s a condemnation? You’re wrong. I’m not afraid of my fear. It’s… — William Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other five without it. — William Somerset Maugham Money Copy Share Image
“„Sinceritatea este forma cea mai îndrăzneaţă a curajului.” — William Somerset Maugham Amor Copy Share Image
“Man has always found it easier to sacrifice his life than to learn the multiplication table.” — William Somerset Maugham Life Copy Share Image
“The Lancashire Witches, and then he read The Admirable Crichton,” — William Somerset Maugham Lancashire Copy Share Image
Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way — William Somerset Maugham Sentiment Copy Share Image
“Dying is a dull, dreary affair. my advice is that you have nothing whatever to with it.” — William Somerset Maugham Death Copy Share Image
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