"The wit of a family is usually best received among strangers."

-- George Eliot

#Stranger Quotes #Wit Quotes

“Childhood is the sleep of reason. [Fr., L'enfance est le sommeil de la raison.]”
“When you crash into the living God, the encounter is certain to renovate every square inch of your life's boat.”
“I really hope that I can be as good as some people think I can be. But I may never work again... and that's the reality of the film industry. So, it's nice but I wouldn't want to go into something feeing like I needed to prove that I was good enough to be there. Maybe in some ways, it makes me think: "Do you know what? Some people think I'm alright, so maybe I should go into a job thinking I'm not rubbish." But I don't really think about it.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“I always give one actor an emotion to make it very easy so he or she can root to it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give. It is by giving warmth and affection, by having a genuine sense of concern for others, in other words through compassion, that we gain the conditions for genuine happiness. More important than being loved, therefore, is to love.”
“The understanding of mathematics is necessary for a sound grasp of ethics.”
“If we wish to serve God and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to Him and them. Let us open wide our hearts. It is joy which invites us. Press forward and fear nothing.”
“For the complete life, the perfect pattern includes old age as well as youth and maturity.”

Source : W. Somerset Maugham (1954). “Mr. Maugham Himself”

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