Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
W. Somerset MaughamShe says it's really not very flattering to her that the women who fall in love with her husband are so uncommonly second-rate.
W. Somerset MaughamWe can none of us step into the same river twice, but the river flows on and the other river we step into is cool and refreshing, too
W. Somerset MaughamIf it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.
W. Somerset MaughamI daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
W. Somerset MaughamExcess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
W. Somerset Maugham