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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?

W. Somerset Maugham

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We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge.
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He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water.
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I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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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.
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You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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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 well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice
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