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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

British - Playwright | January 25, 1874 - December 16, 1965

The crown of literature is poetry.

W. Somerset Maugham

Poetry Literature Crown

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

W. Somerset Maugham

Success Humble People Kind Common

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.

W. Somerset Maugham

Anger World Thought Know Comfortable

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

W. Somerset Maugham

Eyes Me Book Meaning Now Seem

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.

W. Somerset Maugham

World You Consequences Anything Take

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.

W. Somerset Maugham

Together Perfection Creative Exist

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

W. Somerset Maugham

World Sight Bored Willing Distress

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

W. Somerset Maugham

Kindness People You Young Right

Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.

W. Somerset Maugham

Death Advice You Nothing Dull Very

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.

W. Somerset Maugham

Tradition Guide Jailer

I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.

W. Somerset Maugham

Life Myself Mind Me Short Long

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

W. Somerset Maugham

Train More Praise Oneself Than

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