If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThey 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.
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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Why should you think that beauty, which is the most precious thing in the world, lies like a stone on the beach for the careless passer-by to pick up idly?
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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It is bad enough to know the past; it would be intolerable to know the future.
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Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
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There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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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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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.
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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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Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
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