American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: America And Americans Quotes, Being A Woman Quotes, Wives Quotes

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than...

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out...

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

If people waited to know one another before they married, the world wouldn't be so...

If people waited to know one another before they married, the world wouldn't be so...

There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the...

There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

If you are cold at night, let the promise of my love cover you like...

If you are cold at night, let the promise of my love cover you like...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...