Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

—W. Somerset Maugham

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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.

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The dead look so terribly dead when they're dead.

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Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.

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It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late.

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When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.

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All important persons have about them someone in a subordinate position who has their ear. These dependents are very susceptible to slights, and, when they are not treated as they think they should be, will by well-directed shafts, constantly repeated, poison the minds of their patrons against those who have provoked their animosity. It is well to keep in with them.

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