Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThere is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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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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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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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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if you’d ever had a grown-up daughter you’d know that by comparison a bucking steer is easy to manage. And as to knowing what goes on inside her – well, it’s much better to pretend you’re the simple, innocent old fool she almost certainly takes you for.
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When you’re eighteen your emotions are violent, but they’re not durable.
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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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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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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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Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
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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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When a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
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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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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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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
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