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 102
... speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of England , have great writers , rather than a great literature ; and its influence ...
... speak it well enough to be able to treat of any subject of discourse that may arise . It has a great literature ; other countries , with the exception of England , have great writers , rather than a great literature ; and its influence ...
Page 107
... speak- ing now of the young women who go on , the stage because they have a pretty face and if good looks were a ... speaking of the actors by vocation . They have a natural gift and the desire to use it . It is a profession that ...
... speak- ing now of the young women who go on , the stage because they have a pretty face and if good looks were a ... speaking of the actors by vocation . They have a natural gift and the desire to use it . It is a profession that ...
Page 304
... speak of goodness I would speak of love ; for there are philosophers who , thinking that it embraced every other , have accepted it as the highest of human values . Platonism and Christianity have combined to give it a mystical ...
... speak of goodness I would speak of love ; for there are philosophers who , thinking that it embraced every other , have accepted it as the highest of human values . Platonism and Christianity have combined to give it a mystical ...
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