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... true that we owe to it some of our vices . The love of self is the mainspring of every man's action , it is the essence of his character ; and it is fair to sup- } pose that it is necessary for his preservation . [ 13 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... true that we owe to it some of our vices . The love of self is the mainspring of every man's action , it is the essence of his character ; and it is fair to sup- } pose that it is necessary for his preservation . [ 13 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
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William Somerset Maugham. } pose that it is necessary for his preservation . But Christianity has made a vice of it . It has decided that man should have neither love , nor care , nor thought for himself , but only for his soul , and by ...
William Somerset Maugham. } pose that it is necessary for his preservation . But Christianity has made a vice of it . It has decided that man should have neither love , nor care , nor thought for himself , but only for his soul , and by ...
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