Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Exhilarating Excess
E
Necessity of Money
N
Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Misunderstood Tolerance
M
Tolerance is another word for indifference.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Ceasing to Love
C
The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Mask of Personality
M
Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Striving for the Best
S
It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Personal Discovery
P
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
English Culinary Advice
E
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Rebel to Autocrat
R
No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat.
W. Somerset Maugham – Cakes and Ale
Innocence Lost
I
Innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.
Graham Greene – Travels with My Aunt