It is unfair to expect a politician to live in private up to the statements he makes in public.
W. Somerset MaughamI [Death] was astonished to see him in Baghdad, for I had an appointment with him tonight in Samarra.
W. Somerset MaughamUnfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.
W. Somerset MaughamThe mathematician who after seeing Phedre asked: 'Qu'est que ca prouve?' was not such a fool as he has been generally made out. No one has ever been able to explain why the Doric temple of Paestum is more beautiful than a glass of cold beer except by bringing in considerations that have nothing to do with beauty.
W. Somerset Maugham