The Summing UpThis 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 9
... one's will ; one makes one's will as a precaution . To have settled one's affairs is a very good preparation to leading the rest of one's life without concern for the future . When I have finished this book I shall know where I stand ...
... one's will ; one makes one's will as a precaution . To have settled one's affairs is a very good preparation to leading the rest of one's life without concern for the future . When I have finished this book I shall know where I stand ...
Page 165
... one's childhood and early youth have been passed . One's family , the servants with whom so much of a child's life is spent , one's masters at school , other boys and girls - the boy knows a great deal about them . He sees them with ...
... one's childhood and early youth have been passed . One's family , the servants with whom so much of a child's life is spent , one's masters at school , other boys and girls - the boy knows a great deal about them . He sees them with ...
Page 264
... one's own life if one could think that they were but the neces- sary 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 in another exist- ence a ...
... one's own life if one could think that they were but the neces- sary 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 in another exist- ence a ...
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