It's no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
W. Somerset MaughamFew misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
W. Somerset MaughamWhen married people don't get on they can separate, but if they're not married it's impossible. It's a tie that only death can sever.
W. Somerset MaughamThe world is hard and cruel. We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge. Let us be silent, content in our little corner, meek and gentle like them. That is the wisdom of life.
W. Somerset MaughamLife wouldn’t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. When things are at their worst I find something always happens.
W. Somerset MaughamI know that you're selfish, selfish beyond words, and I know that you haven't the nerve of a rabbit, I know you're a liar and a humbug, I know that you're utterly contemptible. And the tragic part is'--her face was on a sudden distraught with pain--'the tragic part is that notwithstanding I love you with all my heart.
W. Somerset Maugham