W. Somerset Maugham1874–1965The quotations of
W. Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author
1874–1965
35 quotes, most often on Love, Money and Quotations.
- The Summing Up (1938), p. 182
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
Of Human Bondage (1915), Ch. 51In context- The Mixture As Before (1940) “The Treasure”
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it.
- “1901”, p. 76
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
The Summing Up (1938), p. 290- The Summing Up (1938), p. 306
- Strictly Personal, ch. 31 (1941)
- The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Ch. 4, p. 17
- The Trembling of a Leaf, ch. 4
- The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Ch. 21, p. 80
- Of Human Bondage (1915), Ch. 50In context
- “1901”, p. 67
