Somerset Maugham Flashcards
Somerset Maugham:
Concerning wit and quoting
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit
Somerset Maugham:
On reading
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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Tradition
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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Who was Somerset Maugham
British playwright, novelist and short story writer. (1874-1965)
Somerset Maugham:
What is Love
Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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On what an artist’s work should constitute
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
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On money
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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On mediocrity
Only a mediocre person is always at his best
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On books
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.
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Essence of wit
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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Love and change
We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
