We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

Quote by W -Somerset Maugham

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

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

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

The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.

The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are...

I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of...

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of...

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.

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really...