The crown of literature is poetry.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Literature Quotes, Poetry Quotes

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'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,...

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....

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...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

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.

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...

There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the...

There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the...

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 to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

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.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

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...

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

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.

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...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Do your work, but do your thing.

Do your work, but do your thing.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one...