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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

W. Somerset Maugham

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A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge of the mentally destitute.
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You demand unselfishness from others, which is a preposterous claim that they should sacrifice their desires to yours. Why should they?
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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It wasn’t until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, ‘I don’t know.’
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We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge.
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He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water.
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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers.
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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
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The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.
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Now the answer … is plain, but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it. There is no reason for life and life has no meaning.
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