The beauty of the morning and the radiance of noon are good, but it would be a very silly person who drew the curtains and turned on the light in order to shut out the tranquillity of the evening. Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMShe loved three things – a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.
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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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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There’s always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.
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She loved three things – a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.
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Dullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
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I wish I could make you see how exciting the life of the spirit is and how rich in experience. It’s illimitable. It’s such a happy life. There’s only one thing like it, when you’re up in a plane by yourself, high, high, and only infinity surrounds you.
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Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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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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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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Death doesn’t affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn’t concern the dead because they have ceased to exist.
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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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Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.
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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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