One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one’s soul.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMFor my part I cannot believe in a God who is angry with me because I do not believe in him. I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Oh, it is dreadfully bitter to look at a woman whom you have loved with all your heart and soul, so that you felt you could not bear to let her out of your sight, and realize that you would not mind if you never saw her again. The tragedy of love is indifference.
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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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The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.
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All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.
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There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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You will find as you grow older that the first thing needful to make the world a tolerable place to live in is to recognize the inevitable selfishness of humanity.
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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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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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As lovers, the difference between men and women is that women can love all day long, but men only at times.
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They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum.
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Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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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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One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one’s life with her.
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