"Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth."
― W. Somerset Maugham
Topic(s):
Age
More From W. Somerset Maugham
- "There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action."
- "The world in general doesn’t know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger."
- "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 Age
- "None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm."― Henry David Thoreau
- "Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age."― Ambrose Bierce
- "The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline… because you need to be alone to find out anything."― Vivienne Westwood