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W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
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She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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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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I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be able to keep myself from regretting bitterly the life that has brought me to such a pass but I disown that regret. I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.
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She’s wonderful. Tell her I’ve never seen such beautiful hands. I wonder what she sees in you.” Waddington, smiling, translated the question. “She says I’m good.” “As if a woman ever loved a man for his virtue,” Kitty mocked.
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Tolerance is another word for indifference.
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It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.
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Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature and the error is ineradicable.
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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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