What did W. Somerset Maugham mean by: Clearly much that seemed valid seemed so only because he had been taught it from earliest youth. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom Copy
+ Genius is talent provided with ideals. Author, June 1, 2023December 25, 2024, W. Somerset Maugham, Genius, Ideals, Talent, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Class, Cynicism, Gender, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ If only the good were a little less heavy-footed Author, August 28, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Balance, Goodness, Weight, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Desire, Overcoming, Satisfaction, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Hard Work, Knowledge, Nuisance, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Hypocrisy, Judgment, Reflection, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ First, cut out all the wisdom, then cut out all the adjectives. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Clarity, Conciseness, Simplicity, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Creativity, Expression, Soul, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
