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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... consciousness may be a snob . Our natural egoism leads us to judge people by their relations to our- selves . We want them to be certain things to us , and for us that is what they are ; because the [ 70 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... consciousness may be a snob . Our natural egoism leads us to judge people by their relations to our- selves . We want them to be certain things to us , and for us that is what they are ; because the [ 70 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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... conscious- ness , once divorced from the body , into the general consciousness , it is only possible to refuse the name of God to this general consciousness if you deny that it has either efficacy or value . And practically , as we know ...
... conscious- ness , once divorced from the body , into the general consciousness , it is only possible to refuse the name of God to this general consciousness if you deny that it has either efficacy or value . And practically , as we know ...
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... consciousness has so far developed that you find certain questions pressing upon you and you think the old answers wrong , what are you going to do ? What answers will you give ? To at least one of these questions two of the wisest men ...
... consciousness has so far developed that you find certain questions pressing upon you and you think the old answers wrong , what are you going to do ? What answers will you give ? To at least one of these questions two of the wisest men ...
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