W. Somerset Maugham

No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to his soul. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#christians #egoism #error #hubris #pride

Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#pleasure #life

To my mind the most interesting thing in art is the personality of the artist; and if that is singular, I am willing to excuse a thousand faults. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#faults #quote #the-moon-an-sixpence #w-somerset-mauham #art

From a social standpoint the man of science does not exist. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#science

Unless love is passion, it's not love, but something else; and passion thrives not on satisfaction, but on impediment. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#passion #love

A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#motherhood #life

And then he felt the misery of his life. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#life

Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#marriage #w-somerset-maugham #marriage

How happy life would be if an undertaking retained to the end the delight of its beginning, if the dregs of a cup of wine were as sweet as the first sip. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#life

The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be expressed by notes. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#consciousness #duality #hard-ai #mind #mind-body-problem