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Men seek but one thing in life — their pleasure.

W. Somerset Maugham

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A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life.
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The crown of literature is poetry. It is its end and aim. It is the sublimest activity of the human mind. It is the achievement of beauty and delicacy. The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.
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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.
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If it is necessary sometimes to lie to others, it is always despicable to lie to oneself.
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Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.
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It’s no good trying to keep up old friendships. It’s painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety.
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There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one’s means of livelihood.
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