It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMTo acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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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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The essential element of love is a belief in its own eternity.
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What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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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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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you.
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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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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When you’re eighteen your emotions are violent, but they’re not durable.
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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You’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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