I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.

—W. Somerset Maugham

About W. Somerset Maugham

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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

The fact that a great many people believe something is no guarantee of its truth.

—W. Somerset Maugham

When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

—W. Somerset Maugham

A God that can be understood is no God. Who can explain the Infinite in words?

—W. Somerset Maugham

Life isn't long enough for love and art.

—W. Somerset Maugham

There's always one who loves and one who lets himself be loved.

—W. Somerset Maugham

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