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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

W. Somerset Maugham quotes about personality

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

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Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem. W. Somerset Maugham
Genius is a word that is very loosely used nowadays. It is ascribed to persons to whom a more sober judgement would be satisfied to allow talent. Genius and talent are very different things. Many people have talent; it is not rare: genius is. Talent is adroit and dexterous; it can be cultivated; genius is innate, and too often strangely allied to grave defects. But what is genius? W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "It must be a fault in me that I am not gravely shocked at the..."
It must be a fault in me that I am not gravely shocked at the sins of others unless they personally affect me. W. Somerset Maugham

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