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"To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give." -
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W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
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Top 5 quotes from W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."
"There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish; to bewail it senseless."
"The nature of men and women - their essential nature - is so vile and despicable that if you were to portray a person as he really is, no one would believe you."
"It is funny about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the very best you will very often get it."
"By the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has long since left him."
Top 5 quotes from Age, Character, Courage, Failure
"May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery."
"It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness from one another, but from God only."
"No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings."
"Love seeketh not Itself to please, Nor for itself hath any care, But for another gives it ease, And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. "
"Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy--for friendship's sake."
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