Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
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 prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.
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I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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I recognize that I am made up of several persons and that the person that at the moment has the upper hand will inevitably give place to another. But which is the real one? All of them or none?
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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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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
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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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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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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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They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
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As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
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Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.
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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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The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
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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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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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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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You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
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The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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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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