You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.
More from William Somerset Maugham
After all, a man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be bothered with sex and all that sort of thing.
Permalink to quote #3 You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
Permalink to quote #5 The tragedy of love is indifference.
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