--- title: "26 Ifs Quotes By W. Somerset Maugham" description: "26 Ifs quotes by W. Somerset Maugham. Plus more from W. Somerset Maugham and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/w-somerset-maugham-237_heavy_if-only-the-good-were-a-little-less-heav_59182.jpg" --- > [If only the good were a little less heavy-footed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/if-only-the-good-were-a-little-less-heavy-footed/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/720/w-somerset-maugham-237_heavy_if-only-the-good-were-a-little-less-heav_59182.jpg) > [A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-mother-only-does-her-children-harm-if-she-makes-them-the-only/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7f/w-somerset-maugham-237_children_a-mother-only-does-her-children-harm-if_1013899.jpg) > [If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/if-forty-million-people-say-a-foolish-thing-it-does-not-become-a-wise/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/w-somerset-maugham-237_atheism_if-forty-million-people-say-a-foolish-th_826474.jpg) > [If truth is a value it is because it is true and not because it is brave to speak it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/if-truth-is-a-value-it-is-because-it-is-true-and-not-because-it-is/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/w-somerset-maugham-237_brave_if-truth-is-a-value-it-is-because-it-is_1062957.jpg) > [As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/as-if-a-woman-ever-loved-a-man-for-his-virtue/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/w-somerset-maugham-237_feminism_as-if-a-woman-ever-loved-a-man-for-his-v_326284.jpg) > [A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-woman-may-be-as-wicked-as-she-likes-but-if-she-isn-t-pretty-it-won/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/w-somerset-maugham-237_good-woman_a-woman-may-be-as-wicked-as-she-likes-bu_2788796.jpg) > [A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-woman-will-always-sacrifice-herself-if-you-give-her-the-opportunity/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/w-somerset-maugham-237_favourite_a-woman-will-always-sacrifice-herself-if_2998575.jpg) > [You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers. You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/you-learn-more-quickly-under-the-guidance-of-experienced-teachers-you/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/w-somerset-maugham-237_alleys_you-learn-more-quickly-under-the-guidanc_2434240.jpg) > [There is no need for the writer to eat a whole sheep to be able to tell you what mutton tastes like.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/there-is-no-need-for-the-writer-to-eat-a-whole-sheep-to-be-able-to/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/w-somerset-maugham-237_able_there-is-no-need-for-the-writer-to-eat-a_2812174.jpg) > [I have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man, nothing but instant flight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-have-always-been-convinced-that-if-a-woman-once-made-up-her-mind-to/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/w-somerset-maugham-237_convinced_i-have-always-been-convinced-that-if-a-w_2063645.jpg) > [The audience is not the least important actor in the play and if it will not do its allotted share the play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/the-audience-is-not-the-least-important-actor-in-the-play-and-if-it/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/w-somerset-maugham-237_actors_the-audience-is-not-the-least-important_1378458.jpg) > [When 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/when-married-people-don-t-get-on-they-can-separate-but-if-they-re-not/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/w-somerset-maugham-237_friends_when-married-people-don-t-get-on-they-ca_2886189.jpg) > [Art, if it is to be reckoned as one of the great values of life, must teach man humility, tolerance, wisdom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/art-if-it-is-to-be-reckoned-as-one-of-the-great-values-of-life-must/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/w-somerset-maugham-237_action_art-if-it-is-to-be-reckoned-as-one-of-th_917389.jpg) > [Evil can be condoned only if in the beyond it is compensated by good and god himself needs immortality to vindicate his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/evil-can-be-condoned-only-if-in-the-beyond-it-is-compensated-by-good/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/w-somerset-maugham-237_death_evil-can-be-condoned-only-if-in-the-beyo_2723944.jpg) > [As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings; this indeed is the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/as-we-grow-older-we-become-more-conscious-of-the-complexity-2/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/w-somerset-maugham-237_complexity_as-we-grow-older-we-become-more-consciou_2278805.jpg) > [I promised myself that if ever I had some money that I would savor a cigar each day after lunch and dinner.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-promised-myself-that-if-ever-i-had-some-money-that-i-would-savor-a/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/w-somerset-maugham-237_ambition_i-promised-myself-that-if-ever-i-had-som_456596.jpg) > [There was once a professor of law who said to his students. When you are fighting a case, if you have facts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/there-was-once-a-professor-of-law-who-said-to-his-students-when-you/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/w-somerset-maugham-237_cases_there-was-once-a-professor-of-law-who-sa_669209.jpg) > [Now it is a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/now-it-is-a-funny-thing-about-life-if-you-refuse-to-accept-anything/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/w-somerset-maugham-237_accept_now-it-is-a-funny-thing-about-life-if-yo_2930411.jpg) > [For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/for-if-the-proper-study-of-mankind-is-man-it-is-evidently-more/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db0/w-somerset-maugham-237_creatures_for-if-the-proper-study-of-mankind-is-ma_1164037.jpg) > [Has it occurred to you that transmigration is at once an explanation and a justification of the evil of the world? If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/has-it-occurred-to-you-that-transmigration-is-at-once-an-explanation/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/474/w-somerset-maugham-237_bears_has-it-occurred-to-you-that-transmigrati_1230155.jpg) > [Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. It's a funny thing about life;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/excess-on-occasion-is-exhilarating-it-prevents-moderation-from/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/w-somerset-maugham-237_accepting_excess-on-occasion-is-exhilarating-it-pr_518715.jpg) > [I was a stray acquaintance whom he had never seem before and would never see again, a wandered for a moment through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-was-a-stray-acquaintance-whom-he-had-never-seem-before-and-would/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/w-somerset-maugham-237_acquaintance_i-was-a-stray-acquaintance-whom-he-had-n_1621035.jpg) > [He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/he-had-heard-people-speak-contemptuously-of-money-he-wondered-if-they/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/w-somerset-maugham-237_bondage_he-had-heard-people-speak-contemptuously_1234809.jpg) > [If people waited to know one another before they married, the world wouldn't be as overpopulated as it is now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/if-people-waited-to-know-one-another-before-they-married-the-world-2/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/w-somerset-maugham-237_ifs_if-people-waited-to-know-one-another-bef_2392505.jpg) > [An art is only great and significant if it is one that all may enjoy. The art of a clique is but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/an-art-is-only-great-and-significant-if-it-is-one-that-all-may-enjoy/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac4/w-somerset-maugham-237_art_an-art-is-only-great-and-significant-if_1250176.jpg) > [The novel may stimulate you to think. It may satisfy your aesthetic sense. It may arouse your moral emotions. But if it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/the-novel-may-stimulate-you-to-think-it-may-satisfy-your-aesthetic/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/w-somerset-maugham-237_aesthetic_the-novel-may-stimulate-you-to-think-it_2200027.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by W. Somerset Maugham > [“A man thinks it quite natural that he should fall out of love with a woman, but it never strikes him for a moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-man-thinks-it-quite-natural-that-he-should-fall-out-of-love-with-a/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“A man's work reveals him. In social intercourse he gives you the surface that he wishes the world to accept, but in his book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-man-s-work-reveals-him-in-social-intercourse-he-gives-you-the/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/love-is-only-a-dirty-trick-played-on-us-to-achieve-continuation-of/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [The world is hard and cruel. We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/the-world-is-hard-and-cruel-we-are-here-none-knows-why-and-we-go-none/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“There is no more merit in having read a thousand books than in having ploughed a thousand fields.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/there-is-no-more-merit-in-having-read-a-thousand-books-than-in-having/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“I wanted to live again and again. I was willing to accept every sort of life, no matter what its pain and sorrow; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-wanted-to-live-again-and-again-i-was-willing-to-accept-every-sort/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/in-hollywood-the-women-are-all-peaches-it-makes-one-long-for-an-apple/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/follow-your-inclinations-with-due-regard-to-the-policeman-round-the/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“His love became a prison from which he longed to escape, but he had not the strength merely to open the door-that was all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/his-love-became-a-prison-from-which-he-longed-to-escape-but-he-had/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [I did not believe him capable of love. That is an emotion in which tenderness is an essential part, but Strickland had no tenderness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/i-did-not-believe-him-capable-of-love-that-is-an-emotion-in-which/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [If only the good were a little less heavy-footed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/if-only-the-good-were-a-little-less-heavy-footed/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/perfection-has-one-grave-defect-it-is-apt-to-be-dull/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/a-god-that-can-be-understood-is-no-god-who-can-explain-the-infinite/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“My dear, you used to be quite a dish; now you're quite a tureen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/my-dear-you-used-to-be-quite-a-dish-now-you-re-quite-a-tureen/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) > [“When people say they do not care what others thing of them, for the most part they deceive themselves”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-maugham/when-people-say-they-do-not-care-what-others-thing-of-them-for-the/) [W. Somerset Maugham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-somerset-maugham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/w-somerset-maugham/#itemlist", "name": "26 Ifs Quotes By W. Somerset Maugham", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If only the good were a little less heavy-footed", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "W. 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