Man has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage. …

W. Somerset Maugham
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Man has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage. He lives not by truth but by make-believe. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2010). The Summing Up, p.291, Random House
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Man has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage. He lives not by truth but by make-believe. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (2010). The Summing Up, p.291, Random House

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