W. Somerset Maugham

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, 'I don't know.' ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#easy #how #i #know #late

An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#bad #easier #give #good #good habits

Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom; and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#any #comfort #ease #freedom #ironical

It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#get #i #lovely #pity #such

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#beauty #ecstasy #hunger #like #nothing

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#dignity #enough #frank #generous #independent

Have common sense and stick to the point. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#common sense #point #sense #stick

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#criticism #only #people #praise #want

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#conduct #frame #humorous #i #i can

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#head #heart #human #human race #i