W. Somerset Maugham ( 10 of 30 )
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their read more
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.
Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.
Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.
Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise. - The Summing Up.
I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.
I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.
