If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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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...

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...

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

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,...

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

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

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...

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

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...

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...

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

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...

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...

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a...

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a...

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...

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age.

Responsibility for learning belongs to the student, regardless of age.

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age...

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.