Quotes of W. Somerset Maugham

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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.

- W. Somerset Maugham

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“ If we open ourselves up to our feelings, our intuition, and our spiritual centers, we become much closer to the mystery of the Universe. ”

- Patricia Lynn

“ This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ”

- Dalai Lama

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

“ Live every day like it’s your last. ”

- Unknown

“ When your only competition is becoming a better you, you will always win the game. ”

- Jackie Griffin

“ I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. ”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“ Your love needs no explanation, and their sin does not deserve your revenge. ”

- Praharsh Prasoon

“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

- Frank Matobo

“ My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. ”

- Mark Twain

“ There is nothing higher than love, and nothing lower than ignorance. ”

- Matshona Dhliwayo

“ Hope is a waking dream. ”

- Aristotle

“ Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. ”

- Ursula K. Le Guin

“ When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth. ”

- Jodi Picoult

“ Don't be afraid of the shadows, that only means there's a light nearby. ”

- Evanescence

“ My love for you does not recognize boundaries, distances, borders, or timezones! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ I love you and it’s getting worse. ”

- Joseph E. Morris

“ And these aches in my heart create poetry! ”

- Avijeet Das

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ I am not an optimist, but a great believer of hope. ”

- Nelson Mandela

“ Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna. ”

- Patrick Rothfuss

“ Superhuman effort isn't worth a damn unless it achieves results. ”

- Ernest Shackleton

“ Getting an idea should be like sitting down on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something. ”

- E. L. Simpson

“ Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. ”

- Napoleon Hill