1. The hatred aroused in a woman's heart by a blow to her vanity will be greater than that of a lioness whose cubs are slaughtered.

2. The most lasting love is the love that will never be reciprocated. - Somerset Maugham's "Writer's Notes"

3. People have to pay a painful price of disillusionment for their youthful vision of the future. - Somerset Maugham, "The Shackles of Life"

4. You will never know what kind of wildness is hidden in the most decent woman. - Somerset Maugham, "The Casuarina Tree"

5. I have no illusions about you at all. I know you are stupid, frivolous, and empty-headed, but I love you. I know your intentions, your ideals, your snobbery and vulgarity, but I love you. - Somerset Maugham, "The Veil"

6. Whenever I think that you are happy being with me, whenever I see joy in your eyes, I am ecstatic. I try my best to keep my love within the limit that does not bore you, otherwise I know that I cannot bear the consequences.

7. Only a few people in the world can finally achieve their ideals. Our life is very simple and simple. We are not ambitious, and if we are proud, it is pride in thinking of the fruits of our labor. We are neither jealous nor resentful toward others.

8. In this way, the crux of the problem is to figure out what kind of person you are. Once this is clear, your philosophical system will come naturally. - Somerset Maugham, "The Shackles of Life"

9. When you fall in love at the age of twenty, you think it will be eternal. But when you are fifty, you have seen through life and love. , you know this is just a fleeting thing. - Somerset Maugham, "The Casuarina Tree"

10. "I will never have a moment like this again in my life, and I don't plan to share it with anyone." —Somerset Maugham, "Theatre"