He found that it was easy to make a heroic gesture, but har… - William Somerset Maugham

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He found that it was easy to make a heroic gesture, but hard to abide by its results.

William Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage · 2002 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer; often published as simply W. Somerset Maugham.

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