I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.

Quote by W -Somerset Maugham

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The crown of literature is poetry.

The crown of literature is poetry.

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...

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say...

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the...

It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the...

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

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

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...

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...

The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and...

The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and...

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

Impropriety is the soul of wit.

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.

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...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

Things were easier for the old novelists who saw people all of a piece. Speaking...

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.

I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God...

I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God...

I?m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself...

I?m lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself...

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for...

Even people that I agree with can do something that would be a target for...