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The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.

W. Somerset Maugham

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The crown of literature is poetry. It is its end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty and delicacy. The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
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What does democracy come down to? The persuasive power of slogans invented by wily self-seeking politicians.
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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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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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How can I be reasonable? To me our love was everything and you were my whole life. It is not very pleasant to realize that to you it was only an episode.
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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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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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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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Angry Believe God Les Part Than Tolerant
Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
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Life Men One Pleasure Seek Thing
Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation.
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You will find as you grow older that the first thing needful to make the world a tolerable place to live in is to recognize the inevitable selfishness of humanity.
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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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Belief Change Forever Good Life New Will
You demand unselfishness from others, which is a preposterous claim that they should sacrifice their desires to yours. Why should they?
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Demand Desire Other Preposterous Sacrifice Should Unselfishness
There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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