The mystic sees the ineffable, and the psychopathologist the unspeakable.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMMen seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice
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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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I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
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For 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.
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When I look back upon the girl I was I hate myself. But I never had a chance. I’m going to bring up my daughter so that she’s free and can stand on her own feet.
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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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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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Throw yourself into the hurly-burly of life. It doesn’t matter how many mistakes you make, what unhappiness you have to undergo. It is all your material …
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Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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Life wouldn’t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. When things are at their worst I find something always happens.
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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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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