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

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I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

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

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

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

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.

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...

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

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...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

At your age The hey-day in the blood is tame, it's humble.

At your age The hey-day in the blood is tame, it's humble.

Youth troubles over eternity, age grasps at a day and is satisfied to have even...

Youth troubles over eternity, age grasps at a day and is satisfied to have even...