This date in 1874 saw the birth of writer W Somerset Maugham. Some words of wisdom from him!
- It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.
- The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
- Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
- At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
- Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
- You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
- An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
- Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
- The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
- I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me.
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