The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMDullness is the first requisite of a good husband.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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You’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
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The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice
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Life isn’t long enough for love and art.
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
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There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Oh, it is dreadfully bitter to look at a woman whom you have loved with all your heart and soul, so that you felt you could not bear to let her out of your sight, and realize that you would not mind if you never saw her again. The tragedy of love is indifference.
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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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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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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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Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
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Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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I´m not going to bring a child into the world, and love her, and bring her up, just so that some man may want to sleep with her so much that he’s willing to provide her with board and lodging for the rest of her life.
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