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. — W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham : British Playwright
Born: January 25, 1874
Died: December 16, 1965
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