What did W. Somerset Maugham mean by: The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes… W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom Copy
+ The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. Author, June 27, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Humor, Intelligence, Wit, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
It is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Expectations, Integrity, Politics, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Deception, Integrity, Self-awareness, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
When you choose your friends, don’t be short-changed by choosing personality over character. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Character, Friendship, Personality, 0 W. Somerset Maugham Playwright and novelist · United Kingdom
+ Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. Author, September 14, 2023January 2, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Ecstasy, Hunger, Simplicity, 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
We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, W. Somerset Maugham, Empathy, Reflection, Resignation, 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
You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
