I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we should know them. Then, though we are conscious of having faults as glaring as theirs,…

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Famous Quotes

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

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.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

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 people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

Nobody's free until everybody's free.

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

Writing is the supreme solace.

Writing is the supreme solace.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

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

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

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...

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

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.

Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too...

Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

Simplicity is a pleasant thing in children, or at any age, but it is not...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a...

Old age is the most unexpected of all the things that can happen to a...