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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

W. Somerset Maugham quotes

British Playwright, Writer January 25, 1874 – December 16, 1965

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W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Life is there to be lived rather than to be written about."
Life is there to be lived rather than to be written about. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "And then he felt the misery of his life."
And then he felt the misery of his life. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "I would sooner a writer were vulgar than mincing; for life is..."
I would sooner a writer were vulgar than mincing; for life is vulgar, and it is life he seeks. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes..."
I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp. W. Somerset Maugham
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it. W. Somerset Maugham
Oh, my dear fellow, if you want to be a gentleman you must give up being an artist. They’ve got nothing to do with one another. You hear of men painting pot-boilers to keep an aged mother – well, it shows they’re excellent sons, but it’s no excuse for bad work. They’re only tradesmen. An artist would let his mother go to the workhouse. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are..."
The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. W. Somerset Maugham
Even here is something sad and terrible. But the impression is fleeting, and serves only to give a greater acuteness to the enjoyment of the moment. It is like the sadness which you may see in the jester's eyes when a merry company is laughing at his sallies; his lips smile and his jokes are gayer because in that communion of laughter he find himself more intolerably alone. W. Somerset Maugham
Sometimes I think that when we say our honour prevents us from doing this or that we deceive ourselves, and our real motive is vanity. W. Somerset Maugham
Beauty is also a Gift of God, one of the most rare and precious, and we should be thankful if we are happy enough to possess it and thankful, if we are not, that others possess it for our pleasure. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It just shows that you may make a great stir in the world and..."
It just shows that you may make a great stir in the world and yet sadly fail to impress the members of your own family. W. Somerset Maugham
Oh, my dear boy, one mustn't expect gratitude. It's a thing that no one has a right to. After all, you do good because it gives you pleasure. It's the purest form of happiness there is. To expect thanks for it is really asking too much. If you get it, well, it's like a bonus on shares on which you've already received a dividend; it's grand, but you mustn't look upon it as your due.[The back of beyond] W. Somerset Maugham
I wonder if you're not over-sensitive about your misfortune. Has it ever struck you to thank God for it? As long as you accept it rebelliously it can only cause you shame. But if you looked upon it as a cross that was given you to bear only because your shoulders were strong enough to bear it, a sign of God's favour, then it would be a source of happiness to you instead of misery. W. Somerset Maugham
The general idiocy of mankind is such that they can be swayed by words, and however mortifying, for the present you have to accept the fact as you accept it in the cinema that a film to be a success must have a happy ending. W. Somerset Maugham
With old and young great sorrow is followed by a sleepless night, and with the old great joy is as disturbing; but you, I suppose, finds happiness more natural and its rest is not disturbed by it. W. Somerset Maugham

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