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

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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

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

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

A man marries to have a home, but also because he doesn't want to be...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

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.

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

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....

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

I don't know why it is that the religious never ascribe common sense to God

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that...

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

Beauty is a bit of a bore.

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

Money is like a sixth sense - and you can't make use of the other...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to...

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 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...

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...

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...

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying...

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying...

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad...

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad...

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune

But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory: for when she...

But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory: for when she...