The top 10 most inspiring quotes by William Somerset Maugham
- Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask for anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
- We are not the same people this year as last, nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
- The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.
- To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
- It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
- If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.
- It’s no use crying over spilled milk because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
- Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be a perpetual improvisation.
- One cannot find peace at work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one’s soul.
- What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one’s faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one’s memories.
W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965) was a renowned British playwright, novelist, and short story writer. Born in Paris, France, to English parents, Maugham was orphaned at an early age and raised by his uncle. He studied medicine at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London but ultimately abandoned his medical career to pursue writing.
Maugham achieved widespread acclaim with his debut novel, “Liza of Lambeth” (1897), but it was his later works that solidified his reputation as a literary giant. His writing style was characterized by clarity, precision, and a keen understanding of human nature. Some of his most celebrated works include “Of Human Bondage” (1915), “The Moon and Sixpence” (1919), and “The Razor’s Edge” (1944).
In addition to his success in literature, Maugham enjoyed a prosperous career in the theater, with several of his plays becoming major hits. Notable among them are “The Constant Wife” (1926) and “The Letter” (1927).
W. Somerset Maugham’s works often explored complex psychological themes and the impact of social conventions on individuals. His prolific career spanned several decades, leaving an enduring legacy in both literature and drama.
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