There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about him… - William Somerset Maugham

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.

We can none of us step into the same river twice, but the river flows on and the other river we step into is cool and refreshing, too

I have nothing but contempt for the people who despise money. They are hypocrites or fools. Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. Without an adequate income half the possibilities of life are shut off. The only thing to be careful about is that you do not pay more than a shilling for the shilling you earn. You will hear people say that poverty is the best spur to the artist. They have never felt the iron of it in their flesh. They do not know how mean it makes you. It exposes you to endless humiliation, it cuts your wings, it eats into your soul like a cancer.