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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes: By the time an actor knows how to act any sort of part he is often too old to act any but a few.
         

By the time an actor knows how to act any sort of part he is often too old to act any but a few.


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We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.



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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.



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It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.



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The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.



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The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.



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It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.



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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.



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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.





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