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title: "3 W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham Quotes"
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# W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

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##  Quotes by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

> [“I tried to picture to myself the mosque before the Christians laid their desecrating hands upon it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-william-somerset-maugham/i-tried-to-picture-to-myself-the-mosque-before-the-christians-laid/)

W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

[Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/w-somerset-william-somerset-ma_christianity_i-tried-to-picture-to-myself-the-mosque_484542.jpg)

> [“A man's work reveals him. In social intercourse he gives you the surface that he wishes the world to accept, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-william-somerset-maugham/a-man-s-work-reveals-him-in-social-intercourse-he-gives-you-the-2/)

W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

[Real man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/real-man/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/w-somerset-william-somerset-ma_real-man_a-man-s-work-reveals-him-in-social-inter_767928.jpg)

> [“To the acute observer no one can produce the most casual work without disclosing the innermost secrets of his soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-somerset-william-somerset-maugham/to-the-acute-observer-no-one-can-produce-the-most-casual-work-without/)

W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

[Disclosing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disclosing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e6/w-somerset-william-somerset-ma_spirituality_to-the-acute-observer-no-one-can-produce_997457.jpg)

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