William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorOnly a mediocre person is always at their best.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorPeople ask for criticism, but in reality they only want compliments.
William Somerset Maugham
View AuthorReading does not give man wisdom; it gives him knowledge.
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 AuthorMost people give up their vices only when they cause them discomfort.
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 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.
Guy de Maupassant
View AuthorPatriotism is the egg from which wars are hatched.