Somerset Maugham

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    Tolerance is only another name for indifference.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)

    Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)

    Poor Henry, he’s spending eternity wandering round and round a stately park and the fence is just too high for him to peep over and they’re having tea just too far away for him to hear what the countess is saying.
    —W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)