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

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Adultery Quotes, Sex Quotes

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer

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...

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...

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 can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

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.

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...

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...

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...

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

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...

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...

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

To write simply is as difficult as to be good

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.

The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

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.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the...

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the...

Money confounds subordination.

Money confounds subordination.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.