It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMAn unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
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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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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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Love is what happens to men and women who don’t know each other.
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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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Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
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Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.
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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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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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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
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The tragedy of love is not death or separation. How long do you think it would have been before one or other of them ceased to care?
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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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