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Fools can always be found to discover a hidden sense in them . There is another
form of wilful obscurity that masquerades as aristocratic exclusiveness . The
author wraps his meaning in mystery so that the vulgar shall not participate in it .
Fools can always be found to discover a hidden sense in them . There is another
form of wilful obscurity that masquerades as aristocratic exclusiveness . The
author wraps his meaning in mystery so that the vulgar shall not participate in it .
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I was drawn to various courses by very simple motives and it is only on looking
back that I discover myself subconsciously working to a certain end . The end
was to develop my character and so make up for the deficiencies in my natural
gifts .
I was drawn to various courses by very simple motives and it is only on looking
back that I discover myself subconsciously working to a certain end . The end
was to develop my character and so make up for the deficiencies in my natural
gifts .
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many books to discover what the authorities had to say that made the matter a
little plainer . I have known intimately a great many persons who were absorbed
in the arts . I am afraid that neither from them nor from books have I learnt much
that ...
many books to discover what the authorities had to say that made the matter a
little plainer . I have known intimately a great many persons who were absorbed
in the arts . I am afraid that neither from them nor from books have I learnt much
that ...
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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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