W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham CHwas a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth25 January 1874
men things-in-life pleasure
Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure.
husband divorce america
Refecting on the high divorce rate in America as contrasted with England "American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers
people acting elements
The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful too. [The human element]
life love-is tragedy
The tragedy of love is indifference.
dog love-you soul
Women are strange little beasts,' he said to Dr. Coutras. 'You can treat them like dogs, you can beat them till your arm aches, and still they love you.' He shrugged his shoulders. 'Of course, it is one of the most absurd illusions of Christianity that they have souls.
atheist believe common-sense
I cannot believe in a God who has neither humor nor common sense.
mean reality men
Reverie is the groundwork of creative imagination; it is the privilege of the artist that with him it is not as with other men an escape from reality, but the means by which he accedes to it.
friendship ties people
When married people don't get on they can separate, but if they're not married it's impossible. It's a tie that only death can sever.
sarcastic powerful sea
She plunged into a sea of platitudes, and with the powerful breast stroke of a channel swimmer, made her confident way towards the white cliffs of the obvious.
wine sunset rome
And I have the sunset, and the Tuscan wine, and the white teeth of the women in Rome. I am a traveler in Romance.
philosophy believe reason
It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct.
life believe men
Man has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage. He lives not by truth but by make-believe.
speech common remember
It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated.
faces wonder wit
I wonder how anyone can have the face to condemn others when he reflects upon his own thoughts.