I do not think you want too much sincerity in society. It would be lik…

W. Somerset Maugham
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I do not think you want too much sincerity in society. It would be like an iron girder in a house of cards. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2017). Plays Volume One, p.171, Random House
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