Oh, it's always the same, ' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat them decently they make you suffer for it.

W. Somerset Maugham
Oh, it's always the same, ' she sighed, 'if you...
Oh, it's always the same, ' she sighed, 'if you...
Oh, it's always the same, ' she sighed, 'if you...
Oh, it's always the same, ' she sighed, 'if you...
About This Quote

The words "beastly", "beast", and "beastly" are used to describe something that is cruel or negative. The saying means that if you make others suffer, they will also make you suffer.

Source: Of Human Bondage

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