With the superciliousness of extreme youth, I put thirty-five as the u…

W. Somerset Maugham
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With the superciliousness of extreme youth, I put thirty-five as the utmost limit at which a man might fall in love without making a fool of himself. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2012). The Moon and Sixpence, p.18, Courier Corporation
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With the superciliousness of extreme youth, I put thirty-five as the utmost limit at which a man might fall in love without making a fool of himself. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2012). The Moon and Sixpence, p.18, Courier Corporation

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