The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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... Evil Eye which he had found in Morocco and which the reader may see on the cover of this book . It was a white house and the shutters were painted red . The garden was laid out . The rooms were furnished and then my father died . viii I ...
... Evil Eye which he had found in Morocco and which the reader may see on the cover of this book . It was a white house and the shutters were painted red . The garden was laid out . The rooms were furnished and then my father died . viii I ...
Page 263
... Evil and error subserve a wider scheme and in this are realized . They play a part in a higher good and in this sense unknowingly are good . Evil in short is a deception of our senses and nothing more . I have tried to find out what ...
... Evil and error subserve a wider scheme and in this are realized . They play a part in a higher good and in this sense unknowingly are good . Evil in short is a deception of our senses and nothing more . I have tried to find out what ...
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... evil , I must ask myself what I am here for and how in these circumstances I must conduct myself . Now the answer to one of these questions is plain , but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it . There is no reason for life ...
... evil , I must ask myself what I am here for and how in these circumstances I must conduct myself . Now the answer to one of these questions is plain , but it is so unpalatable that most men will not face it . There is no reason for life ...
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