Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Genius Quotes, Talent Quotes

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action.

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

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 well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches them tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches them tolerance.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

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

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

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...

Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

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,...

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

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...

If you're going to San Francisco, Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

If you're going to San Francisco, Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

I didn't want to be a boy, ever, but I was outraged that his height...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...

There is trouble with a wife, but it's even worse with a woman who is...