Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
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The Almighty can hardly be such a fool as the churches make out.
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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.
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There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This is the type that most often writes about himself.
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Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.
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It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
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Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.
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The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
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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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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.
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To recognize it you must repeat the adventure of the artist. It is a melody that he sings to you, and to hear it again in your own heart you want knowledge and sensitiveness and imagination.
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