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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.
W. Somerset Maugham

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Date of Birth:
January 25, 1874
Date of Death:
December 16, 1965
Nationality:
British
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