Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is...

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

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 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...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of...

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...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can...

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.

I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.

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

Have common sense and stick to the point.

Have common sense and stick to the point.

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.

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...

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.

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have...

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.

When I first got an agent, they gave me some advice--lose weight.