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There is no cruelty greater than a woman's to a man who loves her and whom she does not love she has no kindness then, no tolerance even, she has only an insane irritation.
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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I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the center of the world.
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The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain, just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be expressed by notes.
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A woman may be as wicked as she likes, but if she isn't pretty it won't do her much good.
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I've met so many people, often the scum of the earth, and found them, you know, quite decent. I am an uncomfortable stranger to moral indignation.
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The Almighty can hardly be such a fool as the churches make out.
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If truth is a value it is because it is true and not because it is brave to speak it.
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