Quote #23674
Art for art’s sake makes no more sense than gin for gin’s sake.
Category Archives: W. Somerset Maugham
Quote #23690
I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life...
Quote #23706
It is cruel to discover one’s mediocrity only when it is too late.
Quote #23675
The value of money is that with it we can tell any man to...
Quote #23691
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can...
Quote #23707
The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
Quote #23676
The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease...
Quote #23692
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent...
Quote #23708
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity,...
Quote #23677
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary...