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

Quote by W -Somerset Maugham

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No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual...

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.

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

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

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

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....

To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

To eat well in England, you should have a breakfast three times a day.

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

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

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...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a...

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is...

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is...

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...

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

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

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

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

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...