“Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.”
Age
“The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.”
AngerAll Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
“Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.”
Imagination“The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.”
Nature“Beauty is an ecstasy it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.”
Beauty“You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.”
Truth“If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.”
Food“Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.”
Money“When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.”
Friendship“It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.”
Best“Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.”
Death“It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.”
Work“You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.”
Humor“The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.”
Success“It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.”
Beauty“Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.”
Good“Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature and the error is ineradicable.”
Nature“Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.”
Money“It is not true that suffering ennobles the character happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.”
Happiness“Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.”
Age“Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.”
Truth