An unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
More from William Somerset Maugham
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.
Permalink to quote #118 Death doesn't affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn't concern the dead because they have ceased to exist.
Permalink to quote #120 Sentimentality is only sentiment that rubs you up the wrong way.
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