Quotes by W -Somerset Maugham

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

#W Somerset Maugham

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

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To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

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

#W Somerset Maugham

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part...

#W Somerset Maugham

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.

#W Somerset Maugham

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

#W Somerset Maugham

The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.

#W Somerset Maugham

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight...

#W Somerset Maugham

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

#W Somerset Maugham

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to...

#W Somerset Maugham

The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

#W Somerset Maugham