It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It …

W. Somerset Maugham
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It is cruel to discover one's mediocrity only when it is too late. It does not improve the temper. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2016). Of Human Bondage (Diversion Classics), p.343, Diversion Books
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