What did W. Somerset Maugham mean by: If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom Copy
+ A good Havana is one of the best pleasures that I know. Author, June 18, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Enjoyment, Pleasure, Relaxation, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words? Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Divinity, Limitations, Mystery, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Chance, Conduct, Improvisation, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
Music-hall songs provide the dull with wit, just as proverbs provide them with wisdom. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Entertainment, Wisdom, Wit, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Criticism, Expectations, Praise, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Discovery, Independence, Meaninglessness, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give. Read explanation Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Character, Proof, Resilience, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ Life isn’t long enough for love and art. Author, October 11, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Art, Love, Time, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I’m not willing just to be tolerated. That wounds my love of love and of liberty. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris Designer · England
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
