To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMWhat do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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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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I recognize that I am made up of several persons and that the person that at the moment has the upper hand will inevitably give place to another. But which is the real one? All of them or none?
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It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work.
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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
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Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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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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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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As lovers, the difference between men and women is that women can love all day long, but men only at times.
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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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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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The tragedy of love is not death or separation. How long do you think it would have been before one or other of them ceased to care?
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You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
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There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.
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