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Woman Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.
- No woman is worth more than a fiver unless you're in love with her. Then she's worth all she costs you.
- The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict.
- A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good.
- No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.
- A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her...but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.
- When a woman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she's weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less…
- They say a woman always remembers her first lover with affection; but perhaps she does not always remember him.
- One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one's life with her.
- If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault, not hers.
- I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.
- She’s wonderful. Tell her I’ve never seen such beautiful hands. I wonder what she sees in you.” Waddington, smiling, translated the question. “She says I’m…
- The tragedy of love is not death or separation. How long do you think it would have been before one or other of them ceased…
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