important - quotes

Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881

was a British politician

Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.

W(illiam) Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965

was an English dramatist and novelist

The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.

( “Of Human Bondage”, 1915 )