W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

W. Somerset Maugham

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• No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Soul
  • Christian
  • Egoism