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W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
British Playwright
Born: Jan 25, 1874
Died: Dec 16, 1965
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Related authors: Christopher Bond Graham Greene Howard Barker James M. Barrie Ken Hill Laura Wade Martin McDonagh Robert Bolt
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. W. Somerset Maugham
Ability Wit Substitute Quote Serviceable
Impropriety is the soul of wit. W. Somerset Maugham
Soul Humor Wit
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. W. Somerset Maugham
Age Youth Old Long Old Age Too Would Take Because Ready Undertake Tasks
Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable. W. Somerset Maugham
Nature Men Extraordinarily Opinion Error Position
It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. W. Somerset Maugham
Work Dignity Wealth Independence Enough Frank Independent Generous Just Ask Preserve
The trouble with young writers is that they are all in their sixties. W. Somerset Maugham
Trouble Young Writers Sixties Young Writers
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. W. Somerset Maugham
Oneself More Praise Affected Train Salutary Than Censure
A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing. W. Somerset Maugham
Home Man Sex Bothered He Also Sort Because Want Thing
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally. W. Somerset Maugham
Women Long Occasionally Makes Women Are Hollywood Peaches Apple
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes. W. Somerset Maugham
Poet Only Writer Step Prose Passes Aside
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. W. Somerset Maugham
Great Great American Only Written Been American Novel Rejected
Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams. W. Somerset Maugham
Truth Few Tell Only Make Very Anyone Us
Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered. W. Somerset Maugham
Day Great Generation Build Our Resources Worthy Promote See Something Develop Remembered Perform Institutions Also Powers Call Up May Whether Land Forth Us Interests Let Us
I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written. W. Somerset Maugham
Half Nothing Would Entertaining More Catalogue Written Sooner Read Than Much Novels
Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it. W. Somerset Maugham
Good Marriage Mistake Think Out Habit Good Thing Make Very Thing
It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it. W. Somerset Maugham
Happy Youth Illusion Lost Those Who
It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection. W. Somerset Maugham
Together Creative Critical Seems Faculty Highest Perfection Exist Cannot
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way. W. Somerset Maugham
You Sentiment Rubs Way Only Wrong Wrong Way Sentimentality
Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous. W. Somerset Maugham
Life Broken Writing Only Habits Soon Cease Useful
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