He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM
What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one’s faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one’s memories.
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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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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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To recognize it you must repeat the adventure of the artist. It is a melody that he sings to you, and to hear it again in your own heart you want knowledge and sensitiveness and imagination.
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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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Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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When you are reconciled to the fact that each is for himself in the world you will ask less from your fellows. They will not disappoint you, and you will look upon them more charitably.
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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You’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
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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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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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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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You demand unselfishness from others, which is a preposterous claim that they should sacrifice their desires to yours. Why should they?
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