Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.

Quote by W -Somerset Maugham

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The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

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.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

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

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

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're...

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best...

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well...

At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well...

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer....

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight...

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight...

If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault,...

If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault,...

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

We have long passed the Victorian Era when asterisks were followed after a certain interval...

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon...

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs...

Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs...

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I...

Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest: Love, hopeless love, my ardent soul encumbers: Love,...

Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest: Love, hopeless love, my ardent soul encumbers: Love,...

For a while I thought history was something bitter old men wrote. But Jack loved...

For a while I thought history was something bitter old men wrote. But Jack loved...

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.

The greater your capacity to love, the greater your capacity to feel the pain.