W. Somerset Maugham

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes read more

It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.

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.

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their read more

Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.

Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.

Money is like a sixth sense, and you can't make use of the other five without it.