It wasn't until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say "I don't know."
More Quotes from W. Somerset Maugham:
Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.W. Somerset Maugham
Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.
W. Somerset Maugham
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.
W. Somerset Maugham
Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it.
W. Somerset Maugham
Impropriety is the soul of wit.
W. Somerset Maugham
It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
W. Somerset Maugham
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