Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Chaos Quotes

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the...

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth...

Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth...

Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do.

Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do.