Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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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.

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action.

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action.

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches them tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches them tolerance.

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

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

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

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...

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

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

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...

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....

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...

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

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...

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is another word for indifference.

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

Tolerance is only another name for indifference

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...

I've been aware of death since I was a little girl. My only regret willl...