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

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...

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.

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

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...

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

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.

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

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...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

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...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

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...

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

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.

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

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

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

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

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...

New York is a granite beehive, where people jostle and whir like molecules in an...

New York is a granite beehive, where people jostle and whir like molecules in an...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to...

You make the beds, you do the dishes, and six months later you have to...

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough

Wives are people who feel they don't dance enough