Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Words Quotes, Writing Quotes

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

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...

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...

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

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.

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

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...

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

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...

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

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

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...

It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the...

It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached...

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...