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And such is the diversity of opinion that it is very difficult for an author to arrive at
any conclusion about his merit . In England there is a natural tendency to despise
the novel . The autobiography of an insignificant politician , the life of a royal ...
And such is the diversity of opinion that it is very difficult for an author to arrive at
any conclusion about his merit . In England there is a natural tendency to despise
the novel . The autobiography of an insignificant politician , the life of a royal ...
Page 264
It would be less difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that
they were but the necessary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and
the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was the hope than ...
It would be less difficult to bear the evils of one's own life if one could think that
they were but the necessary outcome of one's errors in a previous existence , and
the effort to do better would be less difficult too when there was the hope than ...
Page 267
It is not very difficult to forgive other people their sins . When you put yourself into
their shoes it is generally easy to see what has caused them to do things they
should not have done and excuses can be found for them . There is a natural ...
It is not very difficult to forgive other people their sins . When you put yourself into
their shoes it is generally easy to see what has caused them to do things they
should not have done and excuses can be found for them . There is a natural ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran & Company, Incorporated, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Dec 2006 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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