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"When I was young I was amazed at Plutarch's statement that the elder Cato began at the age of eighty to learn Greek. I am amazed no longer. Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long."
Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
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Age and Aging
"The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them."
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W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
Beauty
"Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult."
Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
Common Sense
"People who ask for your criticism want only praise."
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W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
Critics and Criticism
"There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless."
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W. Somerset Maugham
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Evil
"It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved."
Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
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Fame
"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother."
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W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
Mothers
"I've always been interested in people, but I've never liked them."
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W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
People
"Perfection is what American women expect to find in their husbands... but English women only hope to find in their butlers."
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W. Somerset Maugham
Category:
Perfection
"The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit."
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W. Somerset Maugham
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