Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMIf forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Don’t wait for experience to come to you; go out after experience. Experience is your material.
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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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I wish I could make you see how much fuller the life I offer you is than anything you have a conception of.
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The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.
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We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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I’d sooner be smashed into a mangled pulp by a bus when we cross the street than look forward to a life like yours.
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Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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Life isn’t long enough for love and art.
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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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I want a girl because I want to bring her up so that she shan’t make the mistakes I’ve made.
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You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you.
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