It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMOf all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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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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There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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When you are reconciled to the fact that each is for himself in the world you will ask less from your fellows. They will not disappoint you, and you will look upon them more charitably.
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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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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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Now it is a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. If you utterly decline to make do with what you can get, then somehow or other, you are very likely to get what you want.
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The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
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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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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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We who are of mature age seldom suspect how unmercifully and yet with what insight the very young judge us.
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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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He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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