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 134
... reason why they should be less interesting ; and if by the time the play has run its course they are out of date , what of it ? The play is dead anyway . Now to this question the an- swer is that there is no reason at all , if he can ...
... reason why they should be less interesting ; and if by the time the play has run its course they are out of date , what of it ? The play is dead anyway . Now to this question the an- swer is that there is no reason at all , if he can ...
Page 243
... reasons in the struggle for existence , the sum total of it , something that is essen- tial to the well - being of ... reason- able theories about the universe and man's place in it , the mystery of evil and the meaning of reality ...
... reasons in the struggle for existence , the sum total of it , something that is essen- tial to the well - being of ... reason- able theories about the universe and man's place in it , the mystery of evil and the meaning of reality ...
Page 270
... reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks proof . I ...
... reason to believe that what you desire exists , but it is a hard saying that you have no right to believe what you cannot prove ; there is no reason why you should not believe so long as you are aware that your belief lacks proof . I ...
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