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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

W. Somerset Maugham quotes

British Playwright, Writer January 25, 1874 – December 16, 1965

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W. Somerset Maugham quote: "You cannot write unless you write much."
You cannot write unless you write much. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "People ask for criticism, but they only want praise."
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts."
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer."
It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer. W. Somerset Maugham
Almost all the people who’ve had the most effect on me I seem to have met by chance, yet looking back it seems as though I couldn’t but have met them. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "I'm afraid you've thought me a bigger fool than I am."
I'm afraid you've thought me a bigger fool than I am. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to..."
No egoism is so insufferable as the Christian with regard to his soul. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Flaubert prided himself on his frankness; it was indeed brutal."
Flaubert prided himself on his frankness; it was indeed brutal. W. Somerset Maugham
It was like making a blunder at a party; there was nothing to do about it, it was dreadfully mortifying, but it showed a lack of sense to ascribe too much importance to it. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because..."
Old age is ready to undertake tasks that youth shirked because they would take too long. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Its a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many..."
Its a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many are called, few are chosen. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Impropriety is the soul of wit."
Impropriety is the soul of wit. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is."
It is unsafe to take your reader for more of a fool than he is. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with..."
No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "From a social standpoint the man of science does not exist."
From a social standpoint the man of science does not exist. W. Somerset Maugham

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