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W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
British Playwright
Born: Jan 25, 1874
Died: Dec 16, 1965
Good Life Only People World You
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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
Love Happy Year Changed Changing Those Anniversary Continue Nor Person Same To Love Persons Last Chance
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
Writing Three Rules No-One Knows Unfortunately Novel
It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. W. Somerset Maugham
Life Funny Best You Funny Thing About Accept Very Get Often Refuse Anything Thing
The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned. W. Somerset Maugham
Love Lasts Never Longest Returned
What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories. W. Somerset Maugham
Memories Age Burden Old Old Age Physical Mental Bear Faculties Failing Makes Hard
My own belief is that there is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror. W. Somerset Maugham
Life World Own Broadcast Would Sexual Horror My Own Surprise Were Anyone Large Fill Belief Whose Hardly
When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character. W. Somerset Maugham
Friendship Character You Personality Over Friends Your Choose Choosing
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely. W. Somerset Maugham
New Year's Dinner Party Too Dinner Party Eat Wisely Talk Well Should
Any nation that thinks more of its ease and comfort than its freedom will soon lose its freedom; and the ironical thing about it is that it will lose its ease and comfort too. W. Somerset Maugham
Freedom Will Lose Nation Too Ease About More Soon Comfort Than Any Thing Thinks
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too. W. Somerset Maugham
Freedom Money Will Values Lose Nation Too More Comfort Than Irony Anything
An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones. W. Somerset Maugham
Good World Easier Bad About Give Bad Ones Habits Up Than Unfortunate Much Thing Good Habits
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. W. Somerset Maugham
Young Imagination More Powerful Exercise Contrary Mature Than Common Common Belief Belief Grows
We learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others. W. Somerset Maugham
Suffering Own Others Our Learn Resignation
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth. W. Somerset Maugham
Age Youth Old Old Age Pleasures Though Than Different Which Less
Only a mediocre person is always at his best. W. Somerset Maugham
Best Only Always His Person Mediocre
It was such a lovely day I thought it a pity to get up. W. Somerset Maugham
Day Thought Up Get Pity Lovely
When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me. W. Somerset Maugham
Me Eyes Book Phrase Seem Only Part Come Perhaps Read Becomes Passage Which Meaning Then Across Now Now And Then
Tolerance is another word for indifference. W. Somerset Maugham
Word Tolerance Indifference Another
Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all. W. Somerset Maugham
You Simple Smell Beauty Nothing Rose Hunger About Like Perfume Ecstasy Said Really
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. W. Somerset Maugham
Habit Prevents Excess Occasion Exhilarating Effect Moderation Acquiring
Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull. W. Somerset Maugham
Apt Perfection Dull Grave Defect
It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer. W. Somerset Maugham
Gentleman Writer Very Hard
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts. W. Somerset Maugham
Food You Three Eat Well Want England
The essence of the beautiful is unity in variety. W. Somerset Maugham
Beautiful Unity Variety Essence
Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind. W. Somerset Maugham
Stress Mind Men Changing Weak Weak Men Exaggerated He Like Laid
The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality; it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger. W. Somerset Maugham
Anger World Thought First Out General Habits Know Reaction Make Comfortable Originality Startled
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