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

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Reading Quotes

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

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...

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

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

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

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

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...

My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were...

My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were...

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...

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

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...

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...

The Bible - among other books is as a diamond among precious stones.

The Bible - among other books is as a diamond among precious stones.

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.

There is no substitute for books in the life of a child.

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.

Once we have learned to read, meaning of words can somehow register without consciousness.