William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorPeople don't look for reasons to do what they want to do, they look for excuses.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorAt times excess is stimulating. It prevents the deadly effect of a habit from being acquired through moderation.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorMost people give up their vices only when they cause them discomfort.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorThe value of money is that with it we can tell anyone to go to hell. It's the sixth sense that allows you to enjoy the other five.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorPlatonic love is like a revolver that we handle without realizing that, as it is loaded, it can go off at any moment.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorAcquiring the habit of reading is building a refuge against almost all the miseries of life.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorThe great tragedy of life is not that men die, but that they cease to love.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorWe are not the same people we were last year, nor are those whom we love. It is extraordinary that, by changing, we can continue to love someone who has also changed.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorTradition is a guide, not a jailer.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorSometimes the longest journey is the distance between two people.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorOnly fools let their fun depend on the outside world.
Guy de Maupassant
View AuthorA legal kiss is never worth as much as a stolen kiss.