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Likely 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…
- A writer need not devour a whole sheep in order to know what mutton tastes like, but he must at least eat a chop. Unless…
- It is good to be on your guard against an Englishman who speaks French perfectly; he is very likely to be a card-sharper or an…
- There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the…
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