Cytaty William Somerset Maugham
— William Somerset Maugham, The Circle
The Circle (ang.)
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„Tylko ludzie mali zawsze utrzymują się na swoim poziomie.“
Źródło: Wielka księga mądrości, wybór Jacek i Tomasz Ilga
„Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.“
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka The Summing Up
Źródło: The Summing Up (1938), p. 310
„The tragedy of love is indifference.“
The Trembling of a Leaf, ch. 4
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka Of Human Bondage
Źródło: Of Human Bondage (1915), Ch. 42
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka The Moon and Sixpence
Źródło: The Moon and Sixpence (1919), Ch. 58, p. 213
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka The Summing Up
Źródło: The Summing Up (1938), p. 285
„A god that can be understood is not a god.“
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1943), p. 283
„Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it.“
Źródło: Cakes and Ale: Or, The Skeleton in the Cupboard (1930), p. 140.<!-- Doubleday Doran & Co. -->
Kontekst: Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.
— W. Somerset Maugham, książka The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1943)
Kontekst: Nothing in the world is permanent, and we're foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we're still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. If change is of the essence of existence one would have thought it only sensible to make it the premise of our philosophy.