If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself. — W. Somerset Maugham
What was it in the human heart that made you despise a man because he loved you? — W. Somerset Maugham
Some American delusions: 1) That there is no class-consciousness in the country. 2) That — W. Somerset Maugham
You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct. — W. Somerset Maugham
In civilized communities men’s idiosyncrasies are mitigated by the necessity of conforming — W. Somerset Maugham
So long as some are strong and some are weak, the weak will be driven to the wall. — W. Somerset Maugham