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A carpenter is a craftsman , and though he may be in the narrower sense an artist , he has not as a rule the freedom of action which the most incompetent scribbler , the poorest dauber , possesses . The artist can within certain limits ...
A carpenter is a craftsman , and though he may be in the narrower sense an artist , he has not as a rule the freedom of action which the most incompetent scribbler , the poorest dauber , possesses . The artist can within certain limits ...
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By taking thought , by deliberate effort , the artist must enlarge , deepen and diversify his personality . Then the soil must lie fallow . Like the bride of Christ , the artist waits for the illumination that shall bring forth a new ...
By taking thought , by deliberate effort , the artist must enlarge , deepen and diversify his personality . Then the soil must lie fallow . Like the bride of Christ , the artist waits for the illumination that shall bring forth a new ...
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But the end of the artist and the end of other men are different , for the end of the artist is production while the end of other men is right action . And so the artist's attitude to life is in a certain way peculiar to himself .
But the end of the artist and the end of other men are different , for the end of the artist is production while the end of other men is right action . And so the artist's attitude to life is in a certain way peculiar to himself .
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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