Football Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

“Illusions are like umbrellas - you no sooner get them than you lose them, and the loss always leaves a little painful wound.” quote by W. Somerset Maugham — Download Open image

“Illusions are like umbrellas - you no sooner get them than you lose them, and the loss always leaves a little painful wound.”

W. Somerset Maugham

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