“Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Category: nature
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We are not the same persons this
“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Category: love
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Old age has its pleasures, which, though
“Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Category: age
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The love that lasts longest is the
“The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
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Let us develop the resources of our
“Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
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Love is only a dirty trick played
“Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
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Only a mediocre person is always at
“Only a mediocre person is always at his best.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
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The artist produces for the liberation of
“The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.”
— W. Somerset Maugham
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
Category: nature
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