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Best Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- Now it is a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. If you utterly…
- No one can write a best seller by trying to. He must write with complete sincerity; the clichés that make you laugh, the hackneyed characters,…
- Only mediocre people are at the best all the time.
- A good Havana is one of the best pleasures that I know.
- Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse…
- To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give... You will find that people forget the failures of others…
- It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
- Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
- In business sharp practice sometimes succeeds, but in art honesty is not only the best but the only policy.
- The best style is the style you don't notice.
- Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.
- To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
- It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best you will very often get it.
- It is a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.
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