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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Page 176
Not only does it take him time to be himself, for the young are themselves only
with timidity, but it takes him time to convince that body of persons, whom he will
eventually rather pompously call his public, that he has something to give them
that ...
Not only does it take him time to be himself, for the young are themselves only
with timidity, but it takes him time to convince that body of persons, whom he will
eventually rather pompously call his public, that he has something to give them
that ...
Page 206
I ceased to travel because I felt that travel could give me nothing more. I was
capable of no new development. I had sloughed the arrogance of culture. My
mood was complete acceptance. I asked from nobody more than he could give
me.
I ceased to travel because I felt that travel could give me nothing more. I was
capable of no new development. I had sloughed the arrogance of culture. My
mood was complete acceptance. I asked from nobody more than he could give
me.
Page 294
To aim at them for their own sake has seemed to give life some kind of sense.
Though it can hardly be doubted that they too have a biologic utility, they have
superficially an appearance of disinterestedness which gives man the illusion
that ...
To aim at them for their own sake has seemed to give life some kind of sense.
Though it can hardly be doubted that they too have a biologic utility, they have
superficially an appearance of disinterestedness which gives man the illusion
that ...
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| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Mentor book Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Authors | William Somerset Maugham, Maria Dermoût |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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