It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Youth Quotes

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...

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

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...

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...

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...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

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,...

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

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

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.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word 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...

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

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...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...

The belief in potential human virtue underlies the whole idea of the Bill of Rights;...