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I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead.

W. Somerset Maugham

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It’s no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
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I’ll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell… their heart’s in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.
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When you’re eighteen your emotions are violent, but they’re not durable.
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Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers.
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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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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Burly Hurly Make Many Matter Mistake Undergo Unhappiness Yourself
Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.
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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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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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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
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It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.
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Acquire Hard Work Knowledge Nuisance Only
Each one of us is alone in the world. He is shut in a tower of brass, and can communicate with his fellows only by signs, and the signs have no common value, so that their sense is vague and uncertain.
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