What did W. Somerset Maugham mean by: The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom Copy
The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes… Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Impact, Inspiration, Respect, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one’s means of livelihood. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Anxiety, Livelihood, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
It is astonishing how many books I find there is no need for me to read at all. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Knowledge, Reading, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Experience, Patience, Wisdom, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
No married man’s ever made up his mind until he’s heard what his wife has got to say about it. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Communication, Decision-making, Marriage, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Interpretation, Significance, Subjectivity, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Comfort, Humor, Resignation, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Resilience, Self-improvement, Stoicism, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
