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.
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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Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
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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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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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The essential element of love is a belief in its own eternity.
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We seek pitifully to convey to others the treasures of our heart, but they have not the power to accept them, and so we go lonely, side by side but not together, unable to know our fellows and unknown by them.
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Impropriety is the soul of wit.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.
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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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You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you.
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Each one of us is alone in the world. He is shut in a tower of brass, and can communicate with his fellows only by signs, and the signs have no common value, so that their sense is vague and uncertain.
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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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If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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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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