It was not for me to leave the world and retire to a cloister, but to live in the world and love the objects of the world, not indeed for themselves,… - William Somerset Maugham
" "It was not for me to leave the world and retire to a cloister, but to live in the world and love the objects of the world, not indeed for themselves, but for the Infinite that is in them.
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About William Somerset Maugham
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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