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 182
... success spoils people by making them vain , egotistic and self - complacent is erroneous ; on the contrary it makes them , for the most part , humble , tolerant and kind . Failure makes people bitter and cruel . Success improves the ...
... success spoils people by making them vain , egotistic and self - complacent is erroneous ; on the contrary it makes them , for the most part , humble , tolerant and kind . Failure makes people bitter and cruel . Success improves the ...
Page 183
... success . Success besides often bears within itself the seed of destruction , for it may very well cut the author off from the material that was its occasion . He enters a new world . He is made much of . He must be almost super - human ...
... success . Success besides often bears within itself the seed of destruction , for it may very well cut the author off from the material that was its occasion . He enters a new world . He is made much of . He must be almost super - human ...
Page 190
... success did not bring me all I had ex- pected or whether it was a natural reaction from success : I was but just firmly established as a popular playwright when I began to be obsessed by the teem- ing memories of my past life . The loss ...
... success did not bring me all I had ex- pected or whether it was a natural reaction from success : I was but just firmly established as a popular playwright when I began to be obsessed by the teem- ing memories of my past life . The loss ...
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