What did W. Somerset Maugham mean by: The humorist has a good eye for the humbug; he does not always recognize the saint. W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom Copy
Women’s hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Love, Metaphor, Resilience, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice Author, July 31, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Elegance, Sophistication, Subtlety, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ Only mediocre people are at the best all the time. Author, October 2, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Consistency, Mediocrity, Performance, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Deception, Engagement, Writing, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Love, Relationships, Responsibility, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ What mean and cruel things men can do for the love of God. Author, August 27, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Fanaticism, Sacrifice, Violence, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Art, Pursuit, Talent, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
A state of reverie does not avoid reality, it accedes to reality. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Acceptance, Reality, Reverie, 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
Art must make you laugh a little and make you a little afraid. Anything as long as it doesn’t bore. Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
