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What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories.
W. Somerset Maugham
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What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one's faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one's memories. — W. Somerset Maugham

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W. Somerset Maugham was a Playwright from United Kingdom (1874–1965).

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This quote is attributed to W. Somerset Maugham, a Playwright from United Kingdom.
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W. Somerset Maugham lived from 1874 – 1965.