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William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham

English writer

Lived from: 1874 - 1965

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 25 january 1874 Died: 16 december 1965

  • Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.

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  • American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers.
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  • It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.
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  • Perfection has one grave defect. It is apt to be dull.
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  • Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.
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  • Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers.
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  • Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
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What are the most famous quotes from William Somerset Maugham?

The two most famous quotes from William Somerset Maugham are:

  • "American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope to find in their butlers."
  • "It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection."

When did William Somerset Maugham live?

William Somerset Maugham was born in 1874 and died in the year 1965.