Quotes by W -Somerset Maugham

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

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

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It is not true that suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering...

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It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost...

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

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In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city,...

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Impropriety is the soul of wit.

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

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

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If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the...

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I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in...

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I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are...

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