Quote #80
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
More from William Somerset Maugham
- The great critic : must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.
- There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bew…
- It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise:
- Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
- I have been forced to conclude from this that we know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
- Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long.
- I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient or…
- Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.