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

About W. Somerset Maugham

Portrait of W. Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham ( MAWM; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories.

More quotations from W. Somerset Maugham

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

—W. Somerset Maugham

Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.

—W. Somerset Maugham

I don't think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.

—W. Somerset Maugham

I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the centre of the world.

—W. Somerset Maugham

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The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.

—W. Somerset Maugham

History

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