Love is only the dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Love Quotes

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

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...

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...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

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...

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood...

A girl is Innocence playing in the mud, Beauty standing on its head, and Motherhood...

Beauty is all about us, but how may are blind! They look at the wonder...

Beauty is all about us, but how may are blind! They look at the wonder...