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Better Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham
- Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness.
- I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men should be ignored. I think it is better that we…
- Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness. It lends grace to the sterner qualities of which this consists.
- Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.
- Considering how foolishly people act and how pleasantly they prattle, perhaps it would be better for the world if they talked more and did less.
- if you'd ever had a grown-up daughter you'd know that by comparison a bucking steer is easy to manage. And as to knowing what goes…
- The world is hard and cruel. We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We must…
- One does not really feel much grief at other people's sorrows; one tries, and puts on a melancholy face, thinking oneself brutal for not caring…
- It might be that to surrender to happiness was to accept defeat, but it was a defeat better than many victories.
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