W. Somerset Maugham Quotes about Atheism

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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference.

W. Somerset Maugham

Names, Tolerance, Atheism

W. Somerset Maugham (2011). “A Writer's Notebook”, p.34, Random House

What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.

W. Somerset Maugham

Self, Democracy, Atheism

W. Somerset Maugham (1939). “Christmas Holiday”

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.

W. Somerset Maugham

People, Atheism, Way

W. Somerset Maugham (1939). “Christmas Holiday”

If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.

W. Somerset Maugham

Wise, People, Atheism

W. Somerset Maugham (2011). “A Writer's Notebook”, p.61, Random House

Now the answer ... is plain, but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it. There is no reason for life and life has no meaning.

W. Somerset Maugham

Men, Atheism, Answers

The mystic sees the ineffable, and the psychopathologist the unspeakable.

W. Somerset Maugham

Atheism, Ineffable, Mystic

The Moon and Sixpence Ch. 1

What mean and cruel things men can do for the love of God.

W. Somerset Maugham

Mean, Men, Atheism

"A Writer's Notebook (1901)". Book by W. Somerset Maugham, 1946.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

W. Somerset Maugham

Christian, Soul, Atheism

"A Writer's Notebook". Book by W. Somerset Maugham, 1949.

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 bewail it senseless.

W. Somerset Maugham

Order, Evil, Atheism

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

The artist can within limits make what he likes of his life... It is only the artist, and maybe the criminal, who can make his own.

W. Somerset Maugham

Artist, Atheism, Criminals

Through the history of the world there have always been exploiters and exploited. There always will be ... because the great mass of men are made by nature to be slaves, they are unfit to control themselves, and for their own good need masters.

W. Somerset Maugham

Men, Atheism, Needs

W. Somerset Maugham (2009). “Christmas Holiday”, p.228, Random House