A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Genius is talent provided with ideals.

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love....

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most...

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action

There are two good things in life freedom of thought and freedom of action

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Love is what happens to a man and woman who don't know each other

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

No man in his heart is quite so cynical as a well-bred woman.

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is well to remember that grammar is common speech formulated

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really...

Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools and the beacons of wise men

Logical consequences are the scare-crows of fools and the beacons of wise men

Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue,...

Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother

All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother