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Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure.
W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
Army Scout
Literary Critic
Novelist
Physician Writer
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Through the history of the world there have always been exploiters and exploited. There always will be ... because the great mass of men are made by nature to be slaves, they are unfit to control themselves, and for their own good need masters.
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As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings this indeed is the only excuse that offers for the middle-aged or elderly writer whose thoughts should more properly be turned to graver matters, occupying himself with the trivial concerns of imaginary people.
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The passing moment is all we can be sure of it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.
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A man ought to work. That's what he's here for. That's how he contributes to the welfare of the community.
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No married man's ever made up his mind until he's heard what his wife has got to say about it.
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I am sick of this way of life. The weariness and sadness of old age make it intolerable. I have walked with death in hand, and death's own hand is warmer than my own. I don't wish to live any longer.
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I prefer a loose woman to a selfish one and a wanton to a fool.
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Unfortunately sometimes one can't do what one thinks is right without making someone else unhappy.
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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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But the only important thing in a book is the meaning it has for you it may have other and much more profound meanings for the critic, but at second-hand they can be of small service to you.
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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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I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.
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The trouble is that thinking looks like loafing. Who wants to pay people for daydreaming?
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