"It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive."
― W. Somerset Maugham
Topic(s):
Happiness
More From W. Somerset Maugham
- "Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul."
- "Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young."
- "Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all."
More In Happiness
- "Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness."― Aristotle
- "I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering."― Norodom Sihamoni
- "The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness."― Harry Harrison