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.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMYou can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
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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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Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
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The important thing was to love rather than to be loved.
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Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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To recognize it you must repeat the adventure of the artist. It is a melody that he sings to you, and to hear it again in your own heart you want knowledge and sensitiveness and imagination.
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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
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It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
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