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 MAUGHAM
An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
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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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The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.
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Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand.
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
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The most valuable thing I have learned from life is to regret nothing.
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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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I’d sooner be smashed into a mangled pulp by a bus when we cross the street than look forward to a life like yours.
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Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
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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 you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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When a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
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In France you get freedom of action: you can do what you like and nobody bothers, but you must think like everybody else. In Germany you must do what everybody else does, but you may think as you choose. They’re both very good things.
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