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
english expect hope perfection women
Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
english expect hope husbands perfection women
American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers.
women firsts duty
The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.
women good-woman wicked
A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good.
women heart two
Women's hearts are like old china, none the worse for a break or two.
women sacrifice opportunity
A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.
women wish human-bondage
One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one's life with her.
selfish fool loose-women
I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.
pain selfish women
I know that you're selfish, selfish beyond words, and I know that you haven't the nerve of a rabbit, I know you're a liar and a humbug, I know that you're utterly contemptible. And the tragic part is'--her face was on a sudden distraught with pain--'the tragic part is that notwithstanding I love you with all my heart.
women cost
No woman is worth more than a fiver unless you're in love with her. Then she's worth all she costs you.
women love-you soul
When a woman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she's weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
women differences long
As lovers, the difference between men and women is that women can love all day long, but men only at times.
women men faults
If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault, not hers.
carry discovered earliest nonsense wiser
From the earliest times the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser than they, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture.