Maugham

Maugham

Maugham is a surname most commonly associated with the English literary family. The name is a variant of Malham, Malgham, and Malghum. Families with the name originate from the area surrounding Malham and Kirkby Malham.

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Famous quotes containing the word maugham:

    What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably ... have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a don and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)

    Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)

    No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)