It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMIt’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.
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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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Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
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Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.
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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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If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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The mystic sees the ineffable, and the psychopathologist the unspeakable.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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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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Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger.
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Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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You’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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Don’t wait for experience to come to you; go out after experience. Experience is your material.
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