Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMYou know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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A bird in the hand was worth two in the bush, he told her, to which she retorted that a proverb was the last refuge of the mentally destitute.
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one’s means of livelihood.
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Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.
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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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Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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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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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.
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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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Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.
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If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.
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