Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Consequences Quotes, Misfortune Quotes, Mothers Quotes

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

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.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

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...

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...

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

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...

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

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...

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

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...

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where...

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where...

Species evolve exactly as if they were adapting as best they could to a changing...

Species evolve exactly as if they were adapting as best they could to a changing...

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.