Tag: W. [William] Somerset Maugham

The secret to life…

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IMAGE: The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.

The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. – W. [William] Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965): Of Human Bondage (Image by jplenio from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »

The common idea that…

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IMAGE: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egoistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egoistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter. – W. [William] Somerset… More »

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