Quotes by Maugham, W. Somerset

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothi >>

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does t >>

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nat >>

Quotations about Misfortunes

A woman, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, s >>

Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity. >>

It is wrong to think that misfortunes come from the east or from the w >>

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

Maugham, W. Somerset