Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has made it, it is not given to all to know it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe 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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Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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For my part I cannot believe in a God who is angry with me because I do not believe in him. I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense.
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Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.
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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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She loved three things – a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.
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He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.
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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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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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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
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If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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