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8984 quotesI can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.
Resignation
W. Somerset Maugham
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I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.
Books - Reading
W. Somerset Maugham
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humor.
Humor
W. Somerset Maugham
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People who ask for your criticism want only praise.
Critics and Criticism
W. Somerset Maugham
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
Quotations
W. Somerset Maugham
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The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.
The future
W. Somerset Maugham
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
Misfortunes
W. Somerset Maugham
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The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.
Writers and Writing
W. Somerset Maugham
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There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
Writers and Writing
W. Somerset Maugham
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Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
Tolerance
W. Somerset Maugham
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You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
Laughter
W. Somerset Maugham
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You can do anything in this world if you are prepares to take the consequences.
Consequences
W. Somerset Maugham
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A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.
Marriage
Andre Maurois
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A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
Affection
Andre Maurois
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Business is a combination of war and sport.
Business
Andre Maurois
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Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
Conversation
Andre Maurois
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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.
Age and Aging
Andre Maurois
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Men and women are not born inconstant: they are made so by their early amorous experiences.
Infidelity
Andre Maurois
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No one can be profoundly original who does not avoid eccentricity.
Originality
Andre Maurois
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Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.
Confidence
Andre Maurois
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The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such.
Leaders and Leadership
Andre Maurois
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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Fiction
Andre Maurois
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We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity -- gunpowder and romantic love.
Invention and Inventor
Andre Maurois
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Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.
Laughter
Elsa Maxwell
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Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for.
Purpose
Charles Mayes
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun