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:

    “Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.”
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)

    “Impropriety is the soul of wit”
    —Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)

    “From the earliest times the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser than they, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture.”
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)