It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMI can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
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It was such a beautiful day I decided to stay in bed.
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Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
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You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct.
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But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.
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It’s no use crying over spilt milk, because all of the forces of the universe were bent on spilling it.
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Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice
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When a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
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Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.
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The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.
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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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