Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Tolerance Quotes, Writing Quotes

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...

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

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

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

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...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

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

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

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....

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

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.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

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.

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...

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,...

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...

When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American...

When a family is involved in a human rights movement, as in the Mexican- American...

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...

Who persuaded you to cut off the nose of your wife's lover? Wretched husband, that...